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 18.5

कारयेत्तद्विधानेन शिल्पिभिः सह साधकः ।
चतुरश्राणि सर्वाणि कीर्तितानि श्रियः क्रमात् ॥ 5 ॥

kārayettadvidhānena śilpibhiḥ saha sādhakaḥ |
caturaśrāṇi sarvāṇi kīrtitāni śriyaḥ kramāt || 5 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 18.5 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 (18.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tadvidha, Shilpin, Saha, Sadhaka, Sarva, Sarvani, Kirtita, Shri, Shriya, Kramat, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “kārayettadvidhānena śilpibhiḥ saha sādhakaḥ
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • tadvidhān -
  • tadvidha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ena -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śilpibhiḥ -
  • śilpin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śilpin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sādhakaḥ -
  • sādhaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ caturaśrāṇi sarvāṇi kīrtitāni śriyaḥ kramāt
  • Cannot analyse *caturaśrāṇi*sa
  • sarvāṇi -
  • sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kīrtitāni -
  • kīrtita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]
  • śriyaḥ -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
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