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 18.37

एवं यः कारयेद्भक्त्या शक्तीनां स्थापनं परम् ।
आयुरैश्वर्यपुत्रादीन् सर्वान् कामानवाप्नुयात् ॥ 37 ॥

evaṃ yaḥ kārayedbhaktyā śaktīnāṃ sthāpanaṃ param |
āyuraiśvaryaputrādīn sarvān kāmānavāpnuyāt || 37 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 18.37 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 (18.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Yah, Bhaktya, Bhakti, Shakti, Sthapana, Param, Para, Sarva, Kama, Ava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 18.37). 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: “evaṃ yaḥ kārayedbhaktyā śaktīnāṃ sthāpanaṃ param
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kārayed -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • bhaktyā -
  • bhaktyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śaktīnām -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śaktī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śaktī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    śaktī (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • sthāpanam -
  • sthāpana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthāpana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthāpanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ āyuraiśvaryaputrādīn sarvān kāmānavāpnuyāt
  • Cannot analyse *āyuraiśvaryaputrādīn*sa
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kāmān -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
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