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 14.16

पुण्यहवाचनं कुर्यात् ब्रह्मणैर्वेदपारगैः ।
प्रोक्षणं पञ्चगव्येन कृत्वा स्थानस्य शुद्धये ॥ 16 ॥

puṇyahavācanaṃ kuryāt brahmaṇairvedapāragaiḥ |
prokṣaṇaṃ pañcagavyena kṛtvā sthānasya śuddhaye || 16 ||

The English translation of Visvamitra-samhita Verse 14.16 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 (14.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Punya, Hava, Brahmana, Vedaparaga, Pancagavya, Kritva, Kritvan, Sthana, Shuddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvamitra-samhita Verse 14.16). 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: “puṇyahavācanaṃ kuryāt brahmaṇairvedapāragaiḥ
  • puṇya -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √puṇ]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • havā -
  • hava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    havā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • acanam -
  • can (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • brahmaṇair -
  • brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    brahmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vedapāragaiḥ -
  • vedapāraga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “ prokṣaṇaṃ pañcagavyena kṛtvā sthānasya śuddhaye
  • Cannot analyse *prokṣaṇam*pa
  • pañcagavyena -
  • pañcagavya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    pañcagavya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthānasya -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • śuddhaye -
  • śuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
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