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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 17.1
सप्तदेशोऽध्यायः ।
विष्वक्सेनः ।
अथातः संप्रवक्ष्यामि जङ्गमस्थापनं परम् ।
अप्रधानं च बिम्बं तु जङ्गमं बिम्बमुत्तमम् ॥ 1 ॥
saptadeśo'dhyāyaḥ |
viṣvaksenaḥ |
athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi jaṅgamasthāpanaṃ param |
apradhānaṃ ca bimbaṃ tu jaṅgamaṃ bimbamuttamam || 1 ||
The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 17.1 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:
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (17.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sapta, Saptan, Desha, Adhyaya, Vishvaksena, Jangama, Tha, Param, Para, Bimba, Uttamam, Uttama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “saptadeśo'dhyāyaḥ ”
- sapta -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saptan (noun, masculine)[compound]saptan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- deśo' -
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deśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adhyāyaḥ -
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adhyāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dhyā (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- Line 2: “viṣvaksenaḥ ”
- viṣvaksenaḥ -
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viṣvaksena (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “ athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi jaṅgamasthāpanaṃ param ”
- Cannot analyse *athātaḥ*sa
- sampra -
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sampra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vakṣyāmi -
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√vac (verb class 2)[future active first single]√vac (verb class 3)[future active first single]√vah (verb class 1)[future active first single]
- jaṅgamas -
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jaṅgama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- thā -
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tha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- apanam -
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√pan (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 4: “ apradhānaṃ ca bimbaṃ tu jaṅgamaṃ bimbamuttamam ”
- Cannot analyse *apradhānam*ca
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bimbam -
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bimba (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bimba (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bimbā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- jaṅgamam -
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jaṅgama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jaṅgama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jaṅgamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bimbam -
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bimba (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bimba (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bimbā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uttamam -
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uttamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]