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 18.160

पृथकृ पृथक् चाष्ठशतं देशिको मन्त्रवित्तमः ।
देवं प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य दण्डवत् प्रणिपत्य च ॥ 160 ॥

pṛthakṛ pṛthak cāṣṭhaśataṃ deśiko mantravittamaḥ |
devaṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya daṇḍavat praṇipatya ca || 160 ||

The English translation of Visvamitra-samhita Verse 18.160 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 (18.160). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prithak, Tha, Shata, Deshika, Mantravid, Tama, Tamas, Pradakshinikritya, Dandavat, Prani, Patya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvamitra-samhita Verse 18.160). 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: “pṛthakṛ pṛthak cāṣṭhaśataṃ deśiko mantravittamaḥ
  • pṛthak -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pṛthak -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cāṣ -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṭha -
  • ṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • deśiko* -
  • deśika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mantravit -
  • mantravid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mantravid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tamaḥ -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ devaṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya daṇḍavat praṇipatya ca
  • Cannot analyse *devam*pr
  • pradakṣiṇīkṛtya -
  • pradakṣiṇīkṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradakṣiṇīkṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daṇḍavat -
  • daṇḍavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daṇḍavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • praṇi -
  • praṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    praṇī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • patya -
  • patya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pat -> patya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pat]
    pat -> patya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pat]
    pat (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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