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Visvaksena-samhita [sanskrit]
33,819 words | ISBN-13: 9788179070383
The Sanskrit text of the Visvaksena-samhita, an ancient Vaishnava Agama, belonging to the Pancaratra tradition. An important topic discussed in the Samhita is that Aniruddha created Brahma and Brahma created all the men and women of the four castes. Visvaksena (lit. “lord of hosts”) is a sort of chief minister to God in all heavenly and mundane affairs. Alternative titles: Viśvaksenāsaṃhitā (विश्वक्सेनासंहिता), Viśvaksenā-saṃhitā (विश्वक्सेना-संहिता), Vishvaksenasamhita, Vishvaksena, Visvaksenasamhita.
Verse 3.16
नान्यत्र प्रतिमां कुर्यात् क्रिया भवति निष्फला ।
शिलादार्वोस्तु वक्ष्यामि अधिवासबलिक्रमम् ॥ 16 ॥
nānyatra pratimāṃ kuryāt kriyā bhavati niṣphalā |
śilādārvostu vakṣyāmi adhivāsabalikramam || 16 ||
The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 3.16 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 (3.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nanyatra, Pratima, Kriya, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Nishphala, Adhivasa, Balin, Bali, Krama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “nānyatra pratimāṃ kuryāt kriyā bhavati niṣphalā ”
- nānyatra -
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nānyatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pratimām -
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pratimā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]pratimā (noun, masculine)[accusative single], [genitive plural]
- kuryāt -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- kriyā* -
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kriya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ (verb class 1)[benedictive active second single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[benedictive active second single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[benedictive active second single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[benedictive active second single]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- niṣphalā -
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niṣphalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ śilādārvostu vakṣyāmi adhivāsabalikramam ”
- Cannot analyse *śilādārvostu*va
- vakṣyāmi -
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√vac (verb class 2)[future active first single]√vac (verb class 3)[future active first single]√vah (verb class 1)[future active first single]
- adhivāsa -
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adhivāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bali -
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balin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]balin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]balī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]balī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]balī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kramam -
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krama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]