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 36.20

ततः पुष्पाञ्जलिं कृत्वा साधकः परमार्थवित् ।
नमस्कृत्याखिलान् सर्वान् मङ्गलानुच्चरेत्क्रमात् ॥ 20 ॥

tataḥ puṣpāñjaliṃ kṛtvā sādhakaḥ paramārthavit |
namaskṛtyākhilān sarvān maṅgalānuccaretkramāt || 20 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 36.20 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 (36.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Pushpanjali, Kritva, Kritvan, Sadhaka, Paramarthavid, Sarva, Mangala, Nud, Kramat, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 36.20). 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: “tataḥ puṣpāñjaliṃ kṛtvā sādhakaḥ paramārthavit
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • puṣpāñjalim -
  • puṣpāñjali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    puṣpāñjali (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sādhakaḥ -
  • sādhaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paramārthavit -
  • paramārthavid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ namaskṛtyākhilān sarvān maṅgalānuccaretkramāt
  • Cannot analyse *namaskṛtyākhilān*sa
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • maṅgalā -
  • maṅgalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • nuc -
  • nud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    nud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
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