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 34.36

अष्टद्रोणसमायुक्तं सर्वशोभनशोभितम् ।
तदर्धं तण्डुलं कुर्यात् तदर्धं तिलमेव च ॥ 36 ॥

aṣṭadroṇasamāyuktaṃ sarvaśobhanaśobhitam |
tadardhaṃ taṇḍulaṃ kuryāt tadardhaṃ tilameva ca || 36 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 34.36 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 (34.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashta, Ashtan, Drona, Samayukta, Sarvashah, Shobhita, Tandula, Tad, Tat, Ardha, Tila, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 34.36). 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: “aṣṭadroṇasamāyuktaṃ sarvaśobhanaśobhitam
  • aṣṭa -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
  • droṇa -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāyuktam -
  • samāyukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samāyukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samāyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvaśo -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhana -
  • bhan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śobhitam -
  • śobhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śobhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śobhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh -> śobhita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √śubh]
    śubh -> śobhita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √śubh]
    śubh -> śobhitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √śubh]
    śubh -> śobhita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śubh]
    śubh -> śobhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [nominative single from √śubh], [accusative single from √śubh]
  • Line 2: “ tadardhaṃ taṇḍulaṃ kuryāt tadardhaṃ tilameva ca
  • Cannot analyse *tadardham*ta
  • taṇḍulam -
  • taṇḍula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    taṇḍulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tilam -
  • tila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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