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 8.36

कर्तुः कारयितुश्चापि महान् दोषो भविष्यति ।
तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन विधानोक्तं समाचरेत् ॥ 36 ॥

kartuḥ kārayituścāpi mahān doṣo bhaviṣyati |
tasmāt sarvaprayatnena vidhānoktaṃ samācaret || 36 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 8.36 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 (8.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kartri, Kartu, Karayitri, Capin, Capi, Maha, Mahat, Dosha, Doshas, Dos, Bhavishyat, Sarvaprayatna, Vidhanokta, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 8.36). 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: “kartuḥ kārayituścāpi mahān doṣo bhaviṣyati
  • kartuḥ -
  • kartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kārayituś -
  • kārayitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mahān -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • doṣo* -
  • doṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dos (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • Line 2: “ tasmāt sarvaprayatnena vidhānoktaṃ samācaret
  • Cannot analyse *tasmāt*sa
  • sarvaprayatnena -
  • sarvaprayatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vidhānoktam -
  • vidhānokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidhānokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidhānoktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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