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 24.12

निघाय शङ्कोरारोप्य तद्वत्कुर्यात्प्रवर्त कम् ।
स्त्रातैः शुक्लाम्बरधरैर्वेदविदिभः समाहितैः ॥ 12 ॥

nighāya śaṅkorāropya tadvatkuryātpravarta kam |
strātaiḥ śuklāmbaradharairvedavidibhaḥ samāhitaiḥ || 12 ||

The English translation of Visvamitra-samhita Verse 24.12 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 (24.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nigha, Shanku, Aropya, Tadvat, Pravarta, Kah, Shuklambaradhara, Vedavid, Bha, Samahita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvamitra-samhita Verse 24.12). 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: “nighāya śaṅkorāropya tadvatkuryātpravarta kam
  • nighāya -
  • nigha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    nigha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • śaṅkor -
  • śaṅku (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • āropya -
  • āropya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āropya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tadvat -
  • tadvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tadvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • pravarta -
  • pravarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ strātaiḥ śuklāmbaradharairvedavidibhaḥ samāhitaiḥ
  • Cannot analyse *strātaiḥ*śu
  • śuklāmbaradharair -
  • śuklāmbaradhara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śuklāmbaradhara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vedavidi -
  • vedavid (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vedavid (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bhaḥ -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • samāhitaiḥ -
  • samāhita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    samāhita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
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