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 27.50

दीपं सप्ताङ्गुलोत्थानं घृतकर्पूरदीपितम् ।
धूपवद्दीपयेद्देवमुपचारनिवर्तकम् ॥ 50 ॥

dīpaṃ saptāṅgulotthānaṃ ghṛtakarpūradīpitam |
dhūpavaddīpayeddevamupacāranivartakam || 50 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 27.50 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 (27.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dipa, Sapta, Saptan, Angula, Utthana, Ghrita, Karpura, Dipita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 27.50). 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: “dīpaṃ saptāṅgulotthānaṃ ghṛtakarpūradīpitam
  • dīpam -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dīpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saptā -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • aṅgulo -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • utthānam -
  • utthāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    utthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    utthānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ghṛta -
  • ghṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
  • karpūra -
  • karpūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karpūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dīpitam -
  • dīpita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dīpita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dīpitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dīp -> dīpita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dīp]
    dīp -> dīpita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dīp]
    dīp -> dīpitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dīp]
    dīp -> dīpita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dīp]
    dīp -> dīpita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dīp], [accusative single from √dīp]
  • Line 2: “ dhūpavaddīpayeddevamupacāranivartakam
  • Cannot analyse *dhūpavaddīpayeddevamupacāranivartakam
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