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 14.117

चतुर्दिक्षु चतुर्वेदपठनं कारयेद् द्विजैः ।
वीणावेणुरवैर्भिश्रान् गीतशब्दांश्च घोषयेत् ॥ 117 ॥

caturdikṣu caturvedapaṭhanaṃ kārayed dvijaiḥ |
vīṇāveṇuravairbhiśrān gītaśabdāṃśca ghoṣayet || 117 ||

The English translation of Visvamitra-samhita Verse 14.117 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 (14.117). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Catu, Catus, Dish, Dikshu, Caturveda, Pathana, Dvija, Gita, Shabda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvamitra-samhita Verse 14.117). 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: “caturdikṣu caturvedapaṭhanaṃ kārayed dvijaiḥ
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dikṣu -
  • dikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • caturveda -
  • caturveda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturveda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṭhanam -
  • paṭhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kārayed -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • dvijaiḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “ vīṇāveṇuravairbhiśrān gītaśabdāṃśca ghoṣayet
  • Cannot analyse *vīṇāveṇuravairbhiśrān*gī
  • gīta -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śabdāṃś -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghoṣayet -
  • ghuṣ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
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