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 23.32

पश्चाच्छुद्धजलैर्मन्त्रीं संप्रोक्ष्यास्मिन् मुखेषु तान् ।
पिधाय तु बहिर्देशे निष्क्रम्यास्त्रेण मन्त्रतः ॥ 32 ॥

paścācchuddhajalairmantrīṃ saṃprokṣyāsmin mukheṣu tān |
pidhāya tu bahirdeśe niṣkramyāstreṇa mantrataḥ || 32 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 23.32 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 (23.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pashcat, Pashca, Shuddha, Jala, Mantri, Mukha, Bahirdesha, Mantratah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 23.32). 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: “paścācchuddhajalairmantrīṃ saṃprokṣyāsmin mukheṣu tān
  • paścācch -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śuddha -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • jalair -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mantrīm -
  • mantrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse samprokṣyāsmin*mu
  • mukheṣu -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ pidhāya tu bahirdeśe niṣkramyāstreṇa mantrataḥ
  • Cannot analyse *pidhāya*tu
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bahirdeśe -
  • bahirdeśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse niṣkramyāstreṇa*ma
  • mantrataḥ -
  • mantrataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
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