Visvaksena-samhita [sanskrit]

33,819 words | ISBN-13: 9788179070383

The Sanskrit text of the Visvaksena-samhita, an ancient Vaishnava Agama, belonging to the Pancaratra tradition. An important topic discussed in the Samhita is that Aniruddha created Brahma and Brahma created all the men and women of the four castes. Visvaksena (lit. “lord of hosts”) is a sort of chief minister to God in all heavenly and mundane affairs. Alternative titles: Viśvaksenāsaṃhitā (विश्वक्सेनासंहिता), Viśvaksenā-saṃhitā (विश्वक्सेना-संहिता), Vishvaksenasamhita, Vishvaksena, Visvaksenasamhita.

Verse 16.80

अलंकृत्यैवमाचार्यं दक्षिणां तस्य दापयेत् ।
पञ्चविंशतिनिष्कं तु सुवर्णं दक्षिणोत्तमम् ॥ 80 ॥

alaṃkṛtyaivamācāryaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ tasya dāpayet |
pañcaviṃśatiniṣkaṃ tu suvarṇaṃ dakṣiṇottamam || 80 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 16.80 is contained in the book The Pancaratra Agamas (an Introduction) by Swami Harshananda. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

Buy now! English translation by Swami Harshananda (2002)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (16.80). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alankriti, Maca, Arya, Dakshina, Tad, Suvarna, Dakshi, Uttamam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 16.80). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “alaṃkṛtyaivamācāryaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ tasya dāpayet
  • alaṅkṛtyai -
  • alaṅkṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • mācā -
  • māca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aryam -
  • arya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dakṣiṇām -
  • dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dāpayet -
  • (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “ pañcaviṃśatiniṣkaṃ tu suvarṇaṃ dakṣiṇottamam
  • Cannot analyse *pañcaviṃśatiniṣkam*tu
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • suvarṇam -
  • suvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suvarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dakṣiṇo -
  • dakṣiṇā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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