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 24.4

याम्ये देवगृहस्यैव चोत्तरे वा प्रमाणतः ।
अलंकृत्य तु तत्स्थानं प्रणवं सततं जपेत् ॥ 4 ॥

yāmye devagṛhasyaiva cottare vā pramāṇataḥ |
alaṃkṛtya tu tatsthānaṃ praṇavaṃ satataṃ japet || 4 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 24.4 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 (24.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yamye, Yamya, Devagriha, Uttara, Pramanatah, Tatsthana, Pranava, Satatam, Satata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 24.4). 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: “yāmye devagṛhasyaiva cottare pramāṇataḥ
  • yāmye -
  • yāmye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāmya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāmya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • devagṛhasyai -
  • devagṛha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttare -
  • uttara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uttarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pramāṇataḥ -
  • pramāṇataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “ alaṃkṛtya tu tatsthānaṃ praṇavaṃ satataṃ japet
  • Cannot analyse *alaṅkṛtya*tu
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tatsthānam -
  • tatsthāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tatsthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tatsthānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • praṇavam -
  • praṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • satatam -
  • satatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • japet -
  • jap (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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