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 28.54

ब्रह्मप्रणीतमिध्मौ च नेष्यते मुनिसत्तम ।
एतत्ते कथितो होम अमावास्योत्सवादिषु ॥ 54 ॥

brahmapraṇītamidhmau ca neṣyate munisattama |
etatte kathito homa amāvāsyotsavādiṣu || 54 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 28.54 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 (28.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Pranita, Idhma, Neshyat, Munisattama, Kathita, Homa, Amavasi, Amavasya, Utsava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 28.54). 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: “brahmapraṇītamidhmau ca neṣyate munisattama
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • praṇītam -
  • praṇīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praṇītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idhmau -
  • idhma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • neṣyate -
  • -> neṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> neṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √ class 1 verb]
    neṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [future middle third single]
  • munisattama -
  • munisattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    munisattama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ etatte kathito homa amāvāsyotsavādiṣu
  • Cannot analyse *etatte*ka
  • kathito* -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • homa -
  • homa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • amāvāsyo -
  • amāvāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amāvāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amāvāsī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    amāvāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utsavād -
  • utsava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
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