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 21.16

ज्ञानमूर्तिं च कल्किं तु लक्ष्म्यायुः कीर्तिमेव च ।
अवाप्य विष्णुसालोक्यं मोदते विष्णुपार्षदैः ॥ 16 ॥

jñānamūrtiṃ ca kalkiṃ tu lakṣmyāyuḥ kīrtimeva ca |
avāpya viṣṇusālokyaṃ modate viṣṇupārṣadaiḥ || 16 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 21.16 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 (21.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jnanamurti, Kalki, Lakshmi, Ayu, Ayus, Kirti, Eva, Salokya, Modat, Vishnuparshada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 21.16). 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: “jñānamūrtiṃ ca kalkiṃ tu lakṣmyāyuḥ kīrtimeva ca
  • jñānamūrtim -
  • jñānamūrti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalkim -
  • kalki (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • lakṣmyā -
  • lakṣmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āyuḥ -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kīrtim -
  • kīrti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kīrti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ avāpya viṣṇusālokyaṃ modate viṣṇupārṣadaiḥ
  • Cannot analyse *avāpya*vi
  • viṣṇu -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sālokyam -
  • sālokya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • modate -
  • mud -> modat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud -> modat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • viṣṇupārṣadaiḥ -
  • viṣṇupārṣada (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
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