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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 20.41
तस्माद्द्विगुणमात्राभिः कुम्भकं क्रियते बुधैः ।
तथैव रेचकं कृत्वा बुधास्तत्त्वार्थदर्शिनः ॥ 41 ॥
tasmāddviguṇamātrābhiḥ kumbhakaṃ kriyate budhaiḥ |
tathaiva recakaṃ kṛtvā budhāstattvārthadarśinaḥ || 41 ||
The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 20.41 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 (20.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tasmat, Tad, Dviguna, Atra, Abhi, Kumbhaka, Kriyat, Budha, Recaka, Kritva, Kritvan, Tattvartha, Darshin, Darshi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “tasmāddviguṇamātrābhiḥ kumbhakaṃ kriyate budhaiḥ ”
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- dviguṇam -
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dviguṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dviguṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dviguṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ātrā -
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ātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhiḥ -
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abhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kumbhakam -
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kumbhaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kumbhaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kriyate -
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√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
- budhaiḥ -
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budha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]budha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “ tathaiva recakaṃ kṛtvā budhāstattvārthadarśinaḥ ”
- Cannot analyse *tathaiva*re
- recakam -
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recaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]recaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- budhās -
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budha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]budhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tattvārtha -
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tattvārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- darśinaḥ -
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darśin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]darśin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]darśī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]