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 23.35

पुष्पपात्रात् समादाय हस्ताभ्यां प्रणवेन तु ।
पूरयेत् फलकान्तं तु नववस्त्रैस्तु वा मुने ॥ 35 ॥

puṣpapātrāt samādāya hastābhyāṃ praṇavena tu |
pūrayet phalakāntaṃ tu navavastraistu vā mune || 35 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 23.35 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 (23.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pushpa, Patra, Samadaya, Hasta, Pranava, Phalaka, Antam, Anta, Navavastra, Var, Muni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 23.35). 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: “puṣpapātrāt samādāya hastābhyāṃ praṇavena tu
  • puṣpa -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pātrāt -
  • pātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • samādāya -
  • samādāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hastābhyām -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • praṇavena -
  • praṇava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 2: “ pūrayet phalakāntaṃ tu navavastraistu mune
  • Cannot analyse *pūrayet*ph
  • phalakā -
  • phalaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phalakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • antam -
  • antam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • navavastrais -
  • navavastra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mune -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
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