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 32.27

तथा दीक्षावसाने तु सुप्रतिष्ठात्मपूजने ।
एवमेव तु कर्तव्यं चक्रं भूमौ तु मण्डलम् ॥ 27 ॥

tathā dīkṣāvasāne tu supratiṣṭhātmapūjane |
evameva tu kartavyaṃ cakraṃ bhūmau tu maṇḍalam || 27 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 32.27 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 (32.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Diksha, Avasana, Supratishtha, Pujana, Kartavya, Cakra, Bhuma, Bhumi, Mandala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 32.27). 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: “tathā dīkṣāvasāne tu supratiṣṭhātmapūjane
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dīkṣā -
  • dīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avasāne -
  • avasāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    avasāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    avasānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • supratiṣṭhāt -
  • supratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    supratiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūjane -
  • pūjana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pūjanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “ evameva tu kartavyaṃ cakraṃ bhūmau tu maṇḍalam
  • Cannot analyse *evameva*tu
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kartavyam -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • cakram -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhūmau -
  • bhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • maṇḍalam -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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