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 39.271

बालस्थानं समाप्यैवं तन्त्रसंकरणं श्रृणु ।
वास्तुसाङ्कर्यमेवं वै वक्ष्यामि क्रमयोगतः ॥ 271 ॥

bālasthānaṃ samāpyaivaṃ tantrasaṃkaraṇaṃ śrṛṇu |
vāstusāṅkaryamevaṃ vai vakṣyāmi kramayogataḥ || 271 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 39.271 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 (39.271). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Balasthana, Samapya, Evam, Eva, Tantra, Sankarana, Kramayogata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 39.271). 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: “bālasthānaṃ samāpyaivaṃ tantrasaṃkaraṇaṃ śrṛṇu
  • bālasthānam -
  • bālasthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samāpyai -
  • samāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāpyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tantra -
  • tantra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkaraṇam -
  • saṅkaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅkaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse śrṛṇu
  • Line 2: “ vāstusāṅkaryamevaṃ vai vakṣyāmi kramayogataḥ
  • Cannot analyse *vāstusāṅkaryamevam*va
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vakṣyāmi -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • kramayogataḥ -
  • kramayogata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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