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 36.60

मण्डपं पूर्ववत् कुर्यात् नवकर्मानुलेपने ।
नष्टालयं चेत्तद्भूमौ पुराणोक्तं चार्षं तु वा ॥ 60 ॥

maṇḍapaṃ pūrvavat kuryāt navakarmānulepane |
naṣṭālayaṃ cettadbhūmau purāṇoktaṃ cārṣaṃ tu vā || 60 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 36.60 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 (36.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mandapa, Purvavat, Nava, Navan, Karman, Anulepana, Purana, Ukta, Arsha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 36.60). 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: “maṇḍapaṃ pūrvavat kuryāt navakarmānulepane
  • maṇḍapam -
  • maṇḍapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maṇḍapa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maṇḍapā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pūrvavat -
  • pūrvavat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pūrvavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pūrvavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • nava -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    navan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    navan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nu (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • karmā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • anulepane -
  • anulepana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “ naṣṭālayaṃ cettadbhūmau purāṇoktaṃ cārṣaṃ tu
  • Cannot analyse *naṣṭālayam*ce
  • Cannot analyse cettadbhūmau*pu
  • purāṇo -
  • purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uktam -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārṣam -
  • ārṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    ṛṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
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