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 27.101

एवं वै कलशान् न्यस्य द्रव्यदेवान् ब्रवीमि ते ।
शालिनीवारमाषांश्च चन्दनोशीरमेव च ॥ 101 ॥

evaṃ vai kalaśān nyasya dravyadevān bravīmi te |
śālinīvāramāṣāṃśca candanośīrameva ca || 101 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 27.101 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 (27.101). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Kalasha, Nyasya, Dravi, Dravya, Adeva, Tad, Yushmad, Candana, Ushira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 27.101). 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: “evaṃ vai kalaśān nyasya dravyadevān bravīmi te
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • kalaśān -
  • kalaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • nyasya -
  • nyasya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nyasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nyasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dravya -
  • dravi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dravya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dravī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dravī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dravī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • adevān -
  • adeva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bravīmi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active first 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: “ śālinīvāramāṣāṃśca candanośīrameva ca
  • Cannot analyse *śālinīvāramāṣāṃśca*ca
  • candano -
  • candana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uśīram -
  • uśīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uśīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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