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 36.124

पुण्याहं वाचयेत्तत्र ब्राह्मणानामनुज्ञया ।
पूर्ववत् स्थण्डिलं कृत्वा शालिना मुनिसत्तम ॥ 124 ॥

puṇyāhaṃ vācayettatra brāhmaṇānāmanujñayā |
pūrvavat sthaṇḍilaṃ kṛtvā śālinā munisattama || 124 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 36.124 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 (36.124). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Punyaha, Tatra, Brahmana, Anujna, Sthandila, Kritva, Kritvan, Shali, Shalin, Munisattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 36.124). 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: “puṇyāhaṃ vācayettatra brāhmaṇānāmanujñayā
  • puṇyāham -
  • puṇyāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vācayet -
  • vac (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • brāhmaṇānām -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • anujñayā -
  • anujñā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “ pūrvavat sthaṇḍilaṃ kṛtvā śālinā munisattama
  • Cannot analyse *pūrvavat*st
  • sthaṇḍilam -
  • sthaṇḍila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthaṇḍila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthaṇḍilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • śālinā -
  • śāli (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śālin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śālin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • munisattama -
  • munisattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    munisattama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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