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 20.218

वक्ष्ये कलोपचाराणि श्रृणुष्वावहितो भव ।
आद्य आवाहनं पश्चात् आसनं तदनन्तरम् ॥ 218 ॥

vakṣye kalopacārāṇi śrṛṇuṣvāvahito bhava |
ādya āvāhanaṃ paścāt āsanaṃ tadanantaram || 218 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 20.218 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:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (20.218). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vakshya, Kala, Upacara, Ani, Bhava, Avahana, Pashcat, Pashca, Asana, Tadanantara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 20.218). 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: “vakṣye kalopacārāṇi śrṛṇuṣvāvahito bhava
  • vakṣye -
  • vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative single from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • kalo -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • upacārā -
  • upacāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṇi -
  • aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse śrṛṇuṣvāvahito*bh
  • bhava -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “ ādya āvāhanaṃ paścāt āsanaṃ tadanantaram
  • Cannot analyse *ādya*āv
  • āvāhanam -
  • āvāhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • paścāt -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āsanam -
  • āsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āsanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tadanantaram -
  • tadanantara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tadanantara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tadanantarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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