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 20.220

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अष्टमस्तूपवीतं स्यान्नवमं गन्ध उच्यते ।
दशमः पुष्पविन्यासः धूप एकादशो भवेत् ॥ 220 ॥

aṣṭamastūpavītaṃ syānnavamaṃ gandha ucyate |
daśamaḥ puṣpavinyāsaḥ dhūpa ekādaśo bhavet || 220 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 20.220 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 (20.220). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashtama, Upavita, Syat, Sya, Navama, Gandha, Ucyat, Pushpa, Vinyasa, Dhupa, Ekadasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 20.220). 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: “aṣṭamastūpavītaṃ syānnavamaṃ gandha ucyate ”
aṣṭamas -
aṣṭama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tū -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
upavītam -
upavīta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

upavīta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

upavītā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
syān -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
navamam -
navama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

navama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

navamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
gandha* -
gandha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “ daśamaḥ puṣpavinyāsaḥ dhūpa ekādaśo bhavet ”
Cannot analyse *daśamaḥ*pu
puṣpa -
puṣpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

puṣpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vinyāsaḥ -
vinyāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhūpa* -
dhūpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ekādaśo* -
ekādaśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021