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 13.8

अधोमुखीं विधायैनां मस्तके विनिवेश्य च ।
हन्यादङ्गष्ठशिरसा तर्जनीं शीर्षमुद्रिका ॥ 8 ॥

adhomukhīṃ vidhāyaināṃ mastake viniveśya ca |
hanyādaṅgaṣṭhaśirasā tarjanīṃ śīrṣamudrikā || 8 ||

The English translation of Visvamitra-samhita Verse 13.8 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 (13.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhomukhi, Vidha, Aina, Mastaka, Tarjani, Shirsha, Udrin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvamitra-samhita Verse 13.8). 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: “adhomukhīṃ vidhāyaināṃ mastake viniveśya ca
  • adhomukhīm -
  • adhomukhī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vidhāyai -
  • vidha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vidha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vidhā (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • ainā -
  • aina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mastake -
  • mastaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • viniveśya -
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ hanyādaṅgaṣṭhaśirasā tarjanīṃ śīrṣamudrikā
  • Cannot analyse *hanyādaṅgaṣṭhaśirasā*ta
  • tarjanīm -
  • tarjanī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śīrṣam -
  • śīrṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīrṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīrṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śīrṣan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • udri -
  • udrin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    udrin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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