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 27.17

सायंप्रातः कृतेनैव होमेन च समन्वितम् ।
दक्षिण भिश्च संयुक्तं वैष्णवानां च पूजनम् ॥ 17 ॥

sāyaṃprātaḥ kṛtenaiva homena ca samanvitam |
dakṣiṇa bhiśca saṃyuktaṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ ca pūjanam || 17 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 27.17 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 (27.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sayam, Saya, Prata, Prat, Kritena, Krita, Homa, Samanvita, Samyuktam, Samyukta, Vaishnava, Pujana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 27.17). 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: “sāyaṃprātaḥ kṛtenaiva homena ca samanvitam
  • sāyam -
  • sāyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    -> sāya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sāya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
  • prātaḥ -
  • prāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √prā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √prā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √prā class 2 verb]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √prā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √prā class 2 verb]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • kṛtenai -
  • kṛtena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • homena -
  • homa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samanvitam -
  • samanvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samanvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samanvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ dakṣiṇa bhiśca saṃyuktaṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ ca pūjanam
  • Cannot analyse *dakṣiṇa*bh
  • Cannot analyse bhiśca*sa
  • saṃyuktam -
  • saṃyuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    saṃyukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃyukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaiṣṇavānām -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūjanam -
  • pūjana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pūjanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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