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 22.56

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यवाभावे तु शाली स्यात् वेणुबीजमथापि वा ।
द्रव्याणामप्यलाभे तु पाद्ये दूर्वा प्रशस्यते ॥ 56 ॥

yavābhāve tu śālī syāt veṇubījamathāpi vā |
dravyāṇāmapyalābhe tu pādye dūrvā praśasyate || 56 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 22.56 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 (22.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yava, Yavan, Abhava, Shali, Shalin, Syat, Sya, Venubija, Athapi, Padya, Durva, Prashasyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 22.56). 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: “yavābhāve tu śālī syāt veṇubījamathāpi vā ”
yavā -
yava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yavan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

yavā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhāve -
abhāva (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
śālī -
śālī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śāli (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

śālin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
syāt -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
veṇubījam -
veṇubīja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
athāpi -
athāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “ dravyāṇāmapyalābhe tu pādye dūrvā praśasyate ”
Cannot analyse *dravyāṇāmapyalābhe*tu
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
pādye -
pādya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pādya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

pādyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pad class 4 verb], [locative single from √pad]

√pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √pad class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √pad class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √pad class 4 verb], [locative single from √pad class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √pad], [vocative dual from √pad], [accusative dual from √pad], [locative single from √pad]

√pad -> pādyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √pad class 4 verb], [vocative single from √pad class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √pad class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √pad class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √pad], [vocative single from √pad], [vocative dual from √pad], [accusative dual from √pad]

√pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pad class 1 verb], [locative single from √pad]

√pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √pad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pad class 1 verb], [locative single from √pad class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √pad], [vocative dual from √pad], [accusative dual from √pad], [locative single from √pad]

√pad -> pādyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √pad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pad class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √pad], [vocative single from √pad], [vocative dual from √pad], [accusative dual from √pad]

√pad (verb class 0)

[present passive first single]

√pad (verb class 0)

[present passive first single]
dūrvā -
dūrvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
praśasyate -
praśasyatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021