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 22.74

लोहं पञ्चदशं ज्ञेयं षोडशं गन्धवारि च ।
यवोदकं सप्तदशं एवं चोद्धारणक्रमः ॥ 74 ॥

lohaṃ pañcadaśaṃ jñeyaṃ ṣoḍaśaṃ gandhavāri ca |
yavodakaṃ saptadaśaṃ evaṃ coddhāraṇakramaḥ || 74 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 22.74 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 (22.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Loha, Pancadasha, Jneya, Shodasha, Gandha, Var, Vari, Saptadasha, Evam, Eva, Uddharana, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 22.74). 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: “lohaṃ pañcadaśaṃ jñeyaṃ ṣoḍaśaṃ gandhavāri ca
  • loham -
  • loha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    loha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lohā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pañcadaśam -
  • pañcadaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pañcadaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañcadaśan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    pañcadaśan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • jñeyam -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jñeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • ṣoḍaśam -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • gandha -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gandha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāri -
  • vāri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vārī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ yavodakaṃ saptadaśaṃ evaṃ coddhāraṇakramaḥ
  • Cannot analyse *yavodakam*sa
  • saptadaśam -
  • saptadaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saptadaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saptadaśan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    saptadaśan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uddhāraṇa -
  • uddhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kramaḥ -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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