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 21.101

वृत्तं वा चतुरश्रं वा चतुष्पादं द्विजाथवा ।
त्रिपादमथवा कुर्याद्यथेष्टं द्विजसत्तम ॥ 101 ॥

vṛttaṃ vā caturaśraṃ vā catuṣpādaṃ dvijāthavā |
tripādamathavā kuryādyatheṣṭaṃ dvijasattama || 101 ||

The English translation of Visvamitra-samhita Verse 21.101 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 (21.101). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vritta, Caturashra, Catushpada, Catushpad, Dvija, Hava, Yatheshta, Dvijasattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvamitra-samhita Verse 21.101). 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: “vṛttaṃ caturaśraṃ catuṣpādaṃ dvijāthavā
  • vṛttam -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • caturaśram -
  • caturaśra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturaśra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturaśrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • catuṣpādam -
  • catuṣpāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    catuṣpāda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    catuṣpādā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    catuṣpad (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    catuṣpad (noun, neuter)
    [accusative single]
  • dvijāt -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • havā -
  • havā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ tripādamathavā kuryādyatheṣṭaṃ dvijasattama
  • Cannot analyse *tripādamathavā*ku
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • yatheṣṭam -
  • yatheṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yatheṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yatheṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dvijasattama -
  • dvijasattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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