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 18.55

एतत् क्रमेण वा कुर्यात् अच्युतस्य महामुने ।
दर्पणे संस्थिते बेरे चित्रादीनां विशेषतः ॥ 55 ॥

etat krameṇa vā kuryāt acyutasya mahāmune |
darpaṇe saṃsthite bere citrādīnāṃ viśeṣataḥ || 55 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 18.55 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 (18.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Kramena, Krama, Acyuta, Mahamuni, Samsthita, Samsthiti, Bera, Citra, Visheshatah, Visheshatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 18.55). 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: “etat krameṇa kuryāt acyutasya mahāmune
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • krameṇa -
  • krameṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • acyutasya -
  • acyuta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    acyuta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mahāmune -
  • mahāmuni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ darpaṇe saṃsthite bere citrādīnāṃ viśeṣataḥ
  • Cannot analyse *darpaṇe*sa
  • saṃsthite -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃsthita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saṃsthiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • bere -
  • bera (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bera (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • citrād -
  • citra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    citra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īnām -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
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