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 10.162

वादयेत् सर्ववाद्यानि शङ्खकाहलनिःस्वनैः ।
शृङ्गैरपि च सौवर्णैः श्रवणानां सुखवाहैः ॥ 162 ॥

vādayet sarvavādyāni śaṅkhakāhalaniḥsvanaiḥ |
śṛṅgairapi ca sauvarṇaiḥ śravaṇānāṃ sukhavāhaiḥ || 162 ||

The English translation of Visvamitra-samhita Verse 10.162 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 (10.162). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarvavadin, Shankhaka, Svana, Sauvarna, Shravana, Sukha, Vaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvamitra-samhita Verse 10.162). 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: “vādayet sarvavādyāni śaṅkhakāhalaniḥsvanaiḥ
  • vādayet -
  • vad (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • sarvavādyā -
  • sarvavādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
  • āni -
  • śaṅkhakā -
  • śaṅkhaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkhaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ahalan -
  • hal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • iḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svanaiḥ -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    svana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “ śṛṅgairapi ca sauvarṇaiḥ śravaṇānāṃ sukhavāhaiḥ
  • Cannot analyse *śṛṅgairapi*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sauvarṇaiḥ -
  • sauvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sauvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śravaṇānām -
  • śravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • sukha -
  • sukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāhaiḥ -
  • vāha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vāha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
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