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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 26.179
मण्डलं भ्रामयेत् क्षेत्रं पद्मार्थं तु पुरोदितम् ।
पद्मक्षेत्रार्धमानं तु भागं द्वादशमं बहिः ॥ 179 ॥
maṇḍalaṃ bhrāmayet kṣetraṃ padmārthaṃ tu puroditam |
padmakṣetrārdhamānaṃ tu bhāgaṃ dvādaśamaṃ bahiḥ || 179 ||
The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 26.179 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 (26.179). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mandala, Kshetra, Padma, Artha, Pura, Pur, Puru, Udita, Bhaga, Dvadashama, Bahih, Bahi, Bahis,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “maṇḍalaṃ bhrāmayet kṣetraṃ padmārthaṃ tu puroditam ”
- maṇḍalam -
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maṇḍala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]maṇḍala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhrāmayet -
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√bhram (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- kṣetram -
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kṣetra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- padmā -
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padma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]padma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]padmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- puro -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]puru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√pur (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- uditam -
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udita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “ padmakṣetrārdhamānaṃ tu bhāgaṃ dvādaśamaṃ bahiḥ ”
- Cannot analyse *padmakṣetrārdhamānam*tu
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhāgam -
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bhāga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhāga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhāgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dvādaśamam -
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dvādaśama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvādaśama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bahiḥ -
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bahiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahis (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bahi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bahi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]