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 37.111

पुस्तकं पूजयेत् पश्चात् गन्धपुष्पादिभिः पुनः ।
आचार्यं पूजयेत् पश्चात् सर्वस्वं वाधर्मेव वा ॥ 111 ॥

pustakaṃ pūjayet paścāt gandhapuṣpādibhiḥ punaḥ |
ācāryaṃ pūjayet paścāt sarvasvaṃ vādharmeva vā || 111 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 37.111 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 (37.111). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pustaka, Pashcat, Pashca, Gandhapushpa, Puna, Sarvasva, Adharma, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 37.111). 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: “pustakaṃ pūjayet paścāt gandhapuṣpādibhiḥ punaḥ
  • pustakam -
  • pustaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pustaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pūjayet -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • paścāt -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • gandhapuṣpād -
  • gandhapuṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    gandhapuṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhiḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “ ācāryaṃ pūjayet paścāt sarvasvaṃ vādharmeva
  • Cannot analyse *ācāryam*pū
  • pūjayet -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • paścāt -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sarvasvam -
  • sarvasva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sarvasvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adharme -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    adharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
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