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 18.157

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चतुर्दिक्षु चतुर्वेदपठनं कारयेद् द्विज ।
कोणेष्वेकायनी शाखां तन्मयैः पाठयेदपि ॥ 157 ॥

caturdikṣu caturvedapaṭhanaṃ kārayed dvija |
koṇeṣvekāyanī śākhāṃ tanmayaiḥ pāṭhayedapi || 157 ||

The English translation of Visvamitra-samhita Verse 18.157 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 (18.157). 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, Shakha, Tanmaya, 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 18.157). 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 dvija ”
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]
dvija -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “ koṇeṣvekāyanī śākhāṃ tanmayaiḥ pāṭhayedapi ”
Cannot analyse *koṇeṣvekāyanī*śā
śākhām -
śākhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tanmayaiḥ -
tanmaya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

tanmaya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
pāṭhayed -
√paṭh (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021