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 22.140

चन्दनं कर्दमांभयच कुङ्कुमं कर्दमं तथा ।
कर्पूरकर्दमांभश्च औशीरं कर्दमं तथा ॥ 140 ॥

candanaṃ kardamāṃbhayaca kuṅkumaṃ kardamaṃ tathā |
karpūrakardamāṃbhaśca auśīraṃ kardamaṃ tathā || 140 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 22.140 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 (22.140). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Candana, Kardama, Ambha, Kunkuma, Tatha, Aushira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 22.140). 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: “candanaṃ kardamāṃbhayaca kuṅkumaṃ kardamaṃ tathā
  • candanam -
  • candana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    candana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    candanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kardamā -
  • kardama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kardama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ambha -
  • ambha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ambha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • aca -
  • ac (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kuṅkumam -
  • kuṅkuma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuṅkumā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kuṅkuma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kardamam -
  • kardama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kardama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ karpūrakardamāṃbhaśca auśīraṃ kardamaṃ tathā
  • Cannot analyse *karpūrakardamāmbhaśca*au
  • auśīram -
  • auśīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    auśīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    auśīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kardamam -
  • kardama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kardama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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