Visvamitra-samhita [sanskrit]

20,660 words | ISBN-13: 9788179070383

The Sanskrit text of the Visvamitra-samhita, an ancient text belonging to the Pancaratra tradition. Visvamitrasamhita is noted for listing authoritative Pancaratra works and the benefits obtained by chanting Lord Hari’s name. Alternative titles: Viśvāmitrasaṃhitā (विश्वामित्रसंहिता), Viśvāmitra-saṃhitā (विश्वामित्र-संहिता), Vishvamitrasamhita, Vishvamitra.

Verse 4.36

वायुः प्राणात् तथा मृत्युरपानात् केशतोऽम्बुदः ।
क्षणादयः कालभेदाः शरीरादस्य जज्ञिरे ॥ 36 ॥

vāyuḥ prāṇāt tathā mṛtyurapānāt keśato'mbudaḥ |
kṣaṇādayaḥ kālabhedāḥ śarīrādasya jajñire || 36 ||

The English translation of Visvamitra-samhita Verse 4.36 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 (4.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vayu, Prana, Tatha, Mrityu, Apana, Kesha, Tas, Ambuda, Kalabheda, Sharira, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvamitra-samhita Verse 4.36). 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: “vāyuḥ prāṇāt tathā mṛtyurapānāt keśato'mbudaḥ
  • vāyuḥ -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • prāṇāt -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mṛtyur -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apānāt -
  • apāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • keśa -
  • keśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    keśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to' -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ambudaḥ -
  • ambuda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ kṣaṇādayaḥ kālabhedāḥ śarīrādasya jajñire
  • Cannot analyse *kṣaṇādayaḥ*kā
  • kālabhedāḥ -
  • kālabheda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śarīrād -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jajñire -
  • jan (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle third plural]
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