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 20.160

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उत्कर्षणीं तु रक्तां वै कर्षणीं रक्तवर्णकाम् ।
एवं द्वारे तु संचिन्त्य त्रिसन्ध्यायां प्रपूजयेत् ॥ 160 ॥

utkarṣaṇīṃ tu raktāṃ vai karṣaṇīṃ raktavarṇakām |
evaṃ dvāre tu saṃcintya trisandhyāyāṃ prapūjayet || 160 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 20.160 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 (20.160). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Utkarshani, Rakta, Karshani, Raktavarnaka, Dvara, Sancintya, Trisandhya, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 20.160). 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: “utkarṣaṇīṃ tu raktāṃ vai karṣaṇīṃ raktavarṇakām ”
utkarṣaṇīm -
utkarṣaṇī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
raktām -
raktā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]

√raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]

√rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
karṣaṇīm -
karṣaṇī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
raktavarṇakām -
raktavarṇakā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “ evaṃ dvāre tu saṃcintya trisandhyāyāṃ prapūjayet ”
Cannot analyse *evam*dv
dvāre -
dvāra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dvāra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
sañcintya -
sañcintya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sañcintya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
trisandhyāyām -
trisandhyā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
pūjayet -
√pūj (verb class 10)

[optative active third single]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021