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 22.22

प्रतिमायाः प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रमाणं सविशेषतः ।
गेहं च बिम्बानुगुणं विदध्यान्मन्त्रवित्तमः ॥ 22 ॥

pratimāyāḥ pravakṣyāmi pramāṇaṃ saviśeṣataḥ |
gehaṃ ca bimbānuguṇaṃ vidadhyānmantravittamaḥ || 22 ||

The English translation of Visvamitra-samhita Verse 22.22 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:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (22.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratimaya, Pratima, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Pramana, Savisheshatah, Bimba, Anugunam, Anuguna, Vida, Dha, Dhi, Dhya, Mantravid, Tama, Tamas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvamitra-samhita Verse 22.22). 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: “pratimāyāḥ pravakṣyāmi pramāṇaṃ saviśeṣataḥ
  • pratimāyāḥ -
  • pratimāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pratimā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣyā -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pramāṇam -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • saviśeṣataḥ -
  • saviśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “ gehaṃ ca bimbānuguṇaṃ vidadhyānmantravittamaḥ
  • Cannot analyse *geham*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bimbā -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bimbā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anuguṇam -
  • anuguṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anuguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anuguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anuguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vida -
  • vida (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vida (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dhyā -
  • dhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ān -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative 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]
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