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 27.10

शुभनक्षत्रयोगे च तिथिवारनिरीक्षिते ।
प्रतिष्ठाऋक्षके वाथ नगरग्रामऋके ॥ 10 ॥

śubhanakṣatrayoge ca tithivāranirīkṣite |
pratiṣṭhāṛkṣake vātha nagaragrāmaṛke || 10 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 27.10 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 (27.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shubhat, Akshatra, Yoga, Tithi, Vara, Nirikshin, Tad, Yushmad, Nagara, Grama, Kah, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 27.10). 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: “śubhanakṣatrayoge ca tithivāranirīkṣite
  • śubhan -
  • śubh -> śubhat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √śubh class 6 verb]
  • akṣatra -
  • akṣatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yoge -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yogā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tithi -
  • tithī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vāra -
  • vāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirīkṣi -
  • nirīkṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nirīkṣin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “ pratiṣṭhāṛkṣake vātha nagaragrāmaṛke
  • Cannot analyse *pratiṣṭhāṛkṣake*vā
  • vātha -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]
  • nagara -
  • nagara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • grāma -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
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