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 22.38

पनसाम्रं तथाष्टाङ्गं फलाम्भः परिकीर्तितम् ।
सुवर्णं रजतं ताम्रं रीतिमायसमेव च ॥ 38 ॥

panasāmraṃ tathāṣṭāṅgaṃ phalāmbhaḥ parikīrtitam |
suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ tāmraṃ rītimāyasameva ca || 38 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 22.38 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 (22.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Panasa, Amra, Tatha, Anga, Phala, Bha, Parikirtita, Rajata, Tamra, Riti, Ayasa, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 22.38). 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: “panasāmraṃ tathāṣṭāṅgaṃ phalāmbhaḥ parikīrtitam
  • panasā -
  • panasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    panasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • amram -
  • amra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathāṣ -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ṭā -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgam -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • phalām -
  • phalā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhaḥ -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • parikīrtitam -
  • parikīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parikīrtita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parikīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ tāmraṃ rītimāyasameva ca
  • Cannot analyse *suvarṇam*ra
  • rajatam -
  • rajata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rajata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rajatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    raj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second dual]
    rañj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • tāmram -
  • tāmra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāmra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tāmrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rītim -
  • rīti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āyasam -
  • āyasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āyasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [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]
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