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 5.24

सत्त्वमास्था विष्ण्वाख्यः पालत्यखिलं जगत् ।
तमस्संश्रयणाद्रुद्ररूपी संहरति प्रजाः ॥ 24 ॥

sattvamāsthā viṣṇvākhyaḥ pālatyakhilaṃ jagat |
tamassaṃśrayaṇādrudrarūpī saṃharati prajāḥ || 24 ||

The English translation of Visvamitra-samhita Verse 5.24 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 (5.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sattva, Astha, Vishnu, Akhya, Pala, Tyaj, Hila, Jagat, Harat, Praja, Prajas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvamitra-samhita Verse 5.24). 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: “sattvamāsthā viṣṇvākhyaḥ pālatyakhilaṃ jagat
  • sattvam -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āsthā* -
  • āsthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle second single]
  • viṣṇvā -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ākhyaḥ -
  • ākhyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāla -
  • pāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tyak -
  • tyaj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tyaj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hilam -
  • hila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • jagat -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ tamassaṃśrayaṇādrudrarūpī saṃharati prajāḥ
  • Cannot analyse *tamassaṃśrayaṇādrudrarūpī*sa
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • harati -
  • hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • prajāḥ -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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