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 39.65

ब्राह्मणान भोजयित्वा तु वैष्णवांश्च विशेषतः ।
अलंकारविधिं कृत्वा नैवेद्यं च महाहविः ॥ 65 ॥

brāhmaṇāna bhojayitvā tu vaiṣṇavāṃśca viśeṣataḥ |
alaṃkāravidhiṃ kṛtvā naivedyaṃ ca mahāhaviḥ || 65 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 39.65 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 (39.65). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Bhojayitva, Vaishnava, Visheshatah, Visheshatas, Kritva, Kritvan, Naivedya, Mahahavis,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 39.65). 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: “brāhmaṇāna bhojayitvā tu vaiṣṇavāṃśca viśeṣataḥ
  • brāhmaṇān -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhojayitvā -
  • bhojayitvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhuj -> bhojayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vaiṣṇavāṃś -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ alaṃkāravidhiṃ kṛtvā naivedyaṃ ca mahāhaviḥ
  • Cannot analyse *alaṅkāravidhim*kṛ
  • 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]
  • naivedyam -
  • naivedya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāhaviḥ -
  • mahāhavis (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mahāhavis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
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