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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 23.48
प्रातर्मध्यप्रदोषेषु सान्ध्याषट्के विशेषतः ।
नित्ये नैमित्तिके चैव ब्राह्मणाराधने मुने ॥ 48 ॥
prātarmadhyapradoṣeṣu sāndhyāṣaṭke viśeṣataḥ |
nitye naimittike caiva brāhmaṇārādhane mune || 48 ||
The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 23.48 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:
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (23.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pratar, Madhya, Pradosha, Sandhya, Shatka, Visheshatah, Visheshatas, Naimittika, Brahmana, Aradhana, Muni,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “prātarmadhyapradoṣeṣu sāndhyāṣaṭke viśeṣataḥ ”
- prātar -
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prātar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- madhya -
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madhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pradoṣeṣu -
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pradoṣa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]pradoṣa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- sāndhyā -
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sāndhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṣaṭke -
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ṣaṭka (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṣaṭka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ṣaṭkā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- viśeṣataḥ -
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viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “ nitye naimittike caiva brāhmaṇārādhane mune ”
- Cannot analyse *nitye*na
- naimittike -
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naimittika (noun, masculine)[locative single]naimittika (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- brāhmaṇā -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ārādhane -
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ārādhana (noun, masculine)[locative single]ārādhana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ārādhanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mune -
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muni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]mū (noun, neuter)[dative single]