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 36.52

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हाटकं रजतं ताम्रं समानमिति नारद ।
लोहशब्देन संज्ञात्वा कारयेदुत्सवादिकम् ॥ 52 ॥

hāṭakaṃ rajataṃ tāmraṃ samānamiti nārada |
lohaśabdena saṃjñātvā kārayedutsavādikam || 52 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 36.52 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 (36.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hataka, Rajata, Tamra, Samanam, Samana, Iti, Narada, Utsava, Adika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 36.52). 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: “hāṭakaṃ rajataṃ tāmraṃ samānamiti nārada ”
hāṭakam -
hāṭaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hāṭaka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

hāṭakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
rajatam -
rajata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rajata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

rajatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√raj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second dual]

√rañj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second dual]
tāmram -
tāmra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tāmra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tāmrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
samānam -
samānam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

samāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

samāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

samānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
nārada -
nārada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nārada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “ lohaśabdena saṃjñātvā kārayedutsavādikam ”
Cannot analyse *lohaśabdena*sa
sañjñātvā -
kārayed -
√kṛ (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
utsavā -
utsava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
adikam -
adika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adika (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021