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 21.20

न चाशुश्रूषवे दद्यात् शुचये च कृपालवे ।
देवतागुरुभक्ताय न हि चेद्गुरुदोषभाक् ॥ 20 ॥

na cāśuśrūṣave dadyāt śucaye ca kṛpālave |
devatāgurubhaktāya na hi cedgurudoṣabhāk || 20 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 21.20 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 (21.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashushrushu, Shuci, Kripalu, Ced, Guru, Doshabhaj,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 21.20). 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: “na cāśuśrūṣave dadyāt śucaye ca kṛpālave
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśuśrūṣave -
  • aśuśrūṣu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    aśuśrūṣu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • dadyāt -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • śucaye -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛpālave -
  • kṛpālu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kṛpālu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “ devatāgurubhaktāya na hi cedgurudoṣabhāk
  • Cannot analyse *devatāgurubhaktāya*na
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ced -
  • ced (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ced (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • guru -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gurū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • doṣabhāk -
  • doṣabhāj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    doṣabhāj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
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