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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 32.2
सहस्रारं महाचक्रं शतारं वार्धमेव वा ।
षोडशारं तु वा चक्रं द्वादशारमथापि वा ॥ 2 ॥
sahasrāraṃ mahācakraṃ śatāraṃ vārdhameva vā |
ṣoḍaśāraṃ tu vā cakraṃ dvādaśāramathāpi vā || 2 ||
The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 32.2 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
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Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “sahasrāraṃ mahācakraṃ śatāraṃ vārdhameva vā ”
- sahasrāram -
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sahasrāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sahasrāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sahasrārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mahācakram -
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mahācakra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahācakra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahācakrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śatāram -
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śatāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śatāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vār -
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vār (noun, masculine)[compound]vār (noun, neuter)[compound]
- dhameva -
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√dham (verb class 1)[optative active first dual]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “ ṣoḍaśāraṃ tu vā cakraṃ dvādaśāramathāpi vā ”
- Cannot analyse *ṣoḍaśāram*tu
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- cakram -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cakra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cakrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dvādaśāram -
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dvādaśāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvādaśāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- athāpi -
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athāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]