![Visvaksena-samhita [sanskrit] - book cover](/uploads/a/Pancaratra-Agamas.jpg)
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 31.1
एकत्रिंशोऽध्यायः ।
नारदः ।
पवित्रारोपणे पुष्पयागे प्रति ।
ष्ठाद्युत्सवे दीक्षाविधानादिकाले ।
यदुक्तं पुरा देवास नेश वर्णैः ।
कथं मण्डलं वर्तिते तत्र काले ॥ 1 ॥
ekatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ |
nāradaḥ |
pavitrāropaṇe puṣpayāge prati |
ṣṭhādyutsave dīkṣāvidhānādikāle |
yaduktaṃ purā devāsa neśa varṇaiḥ |
kathaṃ maṇḍalaṃ vartite tatra kāle || 1 ||
The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 31.1 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 (31.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ekatrimsha, Adhyaya, Narada, Pushpa, Aga, Prati, Dikshavidhana, Adikala, Pura, Deva, Devri, Devan, Varna, Mandala, Vartita, Tatra, Kale, Kala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 31.1). 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: “ekatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ”
- ekatriṃśo' -
-
ekatriṃśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adhyāyaḥ -
-
adhyāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dhyā (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- Line 2: “nāradaḥ ”
- nāradaḥ -
-
nārada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “ pavitrāropaṇe puṣpayāge prati ”
- Cannot analyse *pavitrāropaṇe*pu
- puṣpayā -
-
puṣpā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- age -
-
aga (noun, masculine)[locative single]aga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]agā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ag (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- prati -
-
prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pratī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 4: “ ṣṭhādyutsave dīkṣāvidhānādikāle ”
- Cannot analyse *ṣṭhādyutsave*dī
- dīkṣāvidhānā -
-
dīkṣāvidhāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ādikāle -
-
ādikāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 5: “ yaduktaṃ purā devāsa neśa varṇaiḥ ”
- Cannot analyse *yaduktam*pu
- purā* -
-
pura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- devā -
-
deva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]devan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]devā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]devṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- asa -
-
asan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- neśa -
-
√naś (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√naś (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√naś (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√niś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- varṇaiḥ -
-
varṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]varṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 6: “ kathaṃ maṇḍalaṃ vartite tatra kāle ”
- Cannot analyse *katham*ma
- maṇḍalam -
-
maṇḍala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]maṇḍala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vartite -
-
vartita (noun, masculine)[locative single]vartita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vartitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vṛt -> vartita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vṛt]√vṛt -> vartita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vṛt], [vocative dual from √vṛt], [accusative dual from √vṛt], [locative single from √vṛt]√vṛt -> vartitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √vṛt], [vocative single from √vṛt], [vocative dual from √vṛt], [accusative dual from √vṛt]
- tatra -
-
tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kāle -
-
kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]