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 12.59

क्षिप्त्वा च पीठशिरसि बलिशेषमशेषयेत् ।
गायकैर्गापयित्वा च रागान् बहुविधानपि ॥ 59 ॥

kṣiptvā ca pīṭhaśirasi baliśeṣamaśeṣayet |
gāyakairgāpayitvā ca rāgān bahuvidhānapi || 59 ||

The English translation of Visvamitra-samhita Verse 12.59 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 (12.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshiptva, Pitha, Shiras, Balishesha, Ashan, Raga, Bahuvidha, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvamitra-samhita Verse 12.59). 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: “kṣiptvā ca pīṭhaśirasi baliśeṣamaśeṣayet
  • kṣiptvā -
  • kṣip -> kṣiptvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṣip]
    kṣip -> kṣiptvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṣip]
    kṣiptvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīṭha -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śirasi -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • baliśeṣam -
  • baliśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • aśe -
  • aśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • iṣayet -
  • iṣ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “ gāyakairgāpayitvā ca rāgān bahuvidhānapi
  • Cannot analyse *gāyakairgāpayitvā*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāgān -
  • rāga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bahuvidhān -
  • bahuvidha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
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