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 20.219

पाद्यं तृतीय अर्ध्यं स्यादाचामं पञ्चमः स्मृतः ।
षष्ठं तु स्नपनं विद्यात् सप्तमो वसनं भवेत् ॥ 219 ॥

pādyaṃ tṛtīya ardhyaṃ syādācāmaṃ pañcamaḥ smṛtaḥ |
ṣaṣṭhaṃ tu snapanaṃ vidyāt saptamo vasanaṃ bhavet || 219 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 20.219 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 (20.219). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Padya, Tritiya, Ardhya, Syat, Sya, Acama, Pancama, Smrita, Snapana, Vidya, Saptama, Vasana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 20.219). 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: “pādyaṃ tṛtīya ardhyaṃ syādācāmaṃ pañcamaḥ smṛtaḥ
  • pādyam -
  • pādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pad class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pad class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pad class 4 verb], [nominative single from √pad], [accusative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pad], [accusative single from √pad]
  • tṛtīya -
  • tṛtīya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tṛtīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṛtīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ardhyam -
  • ardhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ṛdh -> ardhya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ṛdh]
    ṛdh -> ardhya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ṛdh]
    ṛdh -> ardhyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ṛdh]
    ṛdh -> ardhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ṛdh]
    ṛdh -> ardhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ṛdh], [accusative single from √ṛdh]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • ācāmam -
  • ācāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pañcamaḥ -
  • pañcama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “ ṣaṣṭhaṃ tu snapanaṃ vidyāt saptamo vasanaṃ bhavet
  • Cannot analyse *ṣaṣṭham*tu
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • snapanam -
  • snapana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    snapana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vidyāt -
  • vidya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • saptamo* -
  • saptama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vasanam -
  • vasana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vasanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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