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 30.21

तत्पात्रं क्षालयेत् पश्चात् विष्णुगायत्रिया मुने ।
तोयपूर्णं सुगन्धं च सूत्रवस्त्रसमन्वितम् ॥ 21 ॥

tatpātraṃ kṣālayet paścāt viṣṇugāyatriyā mune |
toyapūrṇaṃ sugandhaṃ ca sūtravastrasamanvitam || 21 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 30.21 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 (30.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tat, Tad, Patra, Pashcat, Pashca, Vishnugayatri, Muni, Sugandha, Sutra, Vastra, Samanvita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 30.21). 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: “tatpātraṃ kṣālayet paścāt viṣṇugāyatriyā mune
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pātram -
  • pātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣālayet -
  • kṣal (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • paścāt -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • viṣṇugāyatri -
  • viṣṇugāyatrī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mune -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “ toyapūrṇaṃ sugandhaṃ ca sūtravastrasamanvitam
  • Cannot analyse *toyapūrṇam*su
  • sugandham -
  • sugandha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sugandha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sugandhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūtra -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vastra -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samanvitam -
  • samanvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samanvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samanvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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