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 26.180

विसृज्य भ्रामयेच्छीर्षं त्वरक्षेत्रं तु वर्तलम् ।
प्रथमं कर्णिकाक्षेत्रं केसराणां द्वितीयकम् ॥ 180 ॥

visṛjya bhrāmayecchīrṣaṃ tvarakṣetraṃ tu vartalam |
prathamaṃ karṇikākṣetraṃ kesarāṇāṃ dvitīyakam || 180 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 26.180 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 (26.180). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Visrijya, Shirsha, Tva, Varta, Karnika, Akshetra, Kesara, Dvitiyaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 26.180). 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: “visṛjya bhrāmayecchīrṣaṃ tvarakṣetraṃ tu vartalam
  • visṛjya -
  • visṛjya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    visṛjya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhrāmayecch -
  • bhram (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • śīrṣam -
  • śīrṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīrṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīrṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śīrṣan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • tva -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣet -
  • rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • ram -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • varta -
  • varta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛt (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • lam -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ prathamaṃ karṇikākṣetraṃ kesarāṇāṃ dvitīyakam
  • Cannot analyse *prathamam*ka
  • karṇikā -
  • karṇika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karṇika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣetram -
  • akṣetra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣetrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kesarāṇām -
  • kesara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kesara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kesarā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dvitīyakam -
  • dvitīyaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvitīyaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvitīyakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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