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 23.5

अङ्गुलीयकवस्त्राद्यैस्तोषयित्वा हरिं स्मरेत् ।
अर्ध्यादिस्नानपर्यन्तं तेनैव मनसाव्ययम् ॥ 5 ॥

aṅgulīyakavastrādyaistoṣayitvā hariṃ smaret |
ardhyādisnānaparyantaṃ tenaiva manasāvyayam || 5 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 23.5 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 (23.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anguliyaka, Vastra, Yah, Yat, Hari, Tad, Tena, Manasa, Manas, Avyaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 23.5). 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: “aṅgulīyakavastrādyaistoṣayitvā hariṃ smaret
  • aṅgulīyaka -
  • aṅgulīyaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vastrād -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yais -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • toṣayitvā -
  • tuṣ -> toṣayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tuṣ]
  • harim -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • smaret -
  • smṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “ ardhyādisnānaparyantaṃ tenaiva manasāvyayam
  • Cannot analyse *ardhyādisnānaparyantam*te
  • tenai -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • manasā -
  • manasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    manasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avyayam -
  • avyaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avyaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avyayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    vyay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
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