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 38.24

चतुरश्रं सुखं सम्यक् विस्तारायामतादृशम् ।
करषोडशकं वापि हस्तं पञ्चदशं तु वा ॥ 24 ॥

caturaśraṃ sukhaṃ samyak vistārāyāmatādṛśam |
karaṣoḍaśakaṃ vāpi hastaṃ pañcadaśaṃ tu vā || 24 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 38.24 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 (38.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Caturashra, Sukham, Sukha, Samyak, Vistara, Amata, Risha, Vapi, Vapin, Hasta, Pancadasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 38.24). 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: “caturaśraṃ sukhaṃ samyak vistārāyāmatādṛśam
  • caturaśram -
  • caturaśra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturaśra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturaśrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samyak -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vistārāyā -
  • vistāra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • amatād -
  • amata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    amata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ṛśam -
  • ṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ karaṣoḍaśakaṃ vāpi hastaṃ pañcadaśaṃ tu
  • Cannot analyse *karaṣoḍaśakam*vā
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hastam -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pañcadaśam -
  • pañcadaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pañcadaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañcadaśan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    pañcadaśan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • 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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