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 27.1

सप्तविंशोऽध्यायः ।
विष्वक्सेनः ।
अथातः संप्रवक्ष्यामि उत्सवस्य विधिं परम् ।
सर्वशान्तिकरं पुण्यं सर्वयज्ञफलप्रदम् ॥ 1 ॥

saptaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ |
viṣvaksenaḥ |
athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi utsavasya vidhiṃ param |
sarvaśāntikaraṃ puṇyaṃ sarvayajñaphalapradam || 1 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 27.1 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 (27.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saptavimsha, Adhyaya, Vishvaksena, Utsava, Vidhi, Param, Para, Punya, Sarvayajna, Phalaprada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 27.1). 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: “saptaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
  • saptaviṃśo' -
  • saptaviṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhyāyaḥ -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “viṣvaksenaḥ
  • viṣvaksenaḥ -
  • viṣvaksena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “ athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi utsavasya vidhiṃ param
  • Cannot analyse *athātaḥ*sa
  • sampra -
  • sampra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vakṣyāmi -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • utsavasya -
  • utsava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • vidhim -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 4: “ sarvaśāntikaraṃ puṇyaṃ sarvayajñaphalapradam
  • Cannot analyse *sarvaśāntikaram*pu
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • sarvayajña -
  • sarvayajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalapradam -
  • phalaprada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phalaprada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalapradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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