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 10.77

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तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन स्थापयेत् प्रतिमादिकम् ।
नित्योत्सवादिबिम्बानां स्थानं नारद कथ्यते ॥ 77 ॥

tasmāt sarvaprayatnena sthāpayet pratimādikam |
nityotsavādibimbānāṃ sthānaṃ nārada kathyate || 77 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 10.77 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 (10.77). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tasmat, Tad, Sarvaprayatna, Pratima, Adika, Sthana, Narada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 10.77). 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: “tasmāt sarvaprayatnena sthāpayet pratimādikam ”
tasmāt -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
sarvaprayatnena -
sarvaprayatna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
sthāpayet -
√sthā (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
pratimā -
pratima (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pratima (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pratimā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pratimā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
adikam -
adika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adika (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “ nityotsavādibimbānāṃ sthānaṃ nārada kathyate ”
Cannot analyse *nityotsavādibimbānām*st
sthānam -
sthāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
nārada -
nārada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nārada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kathyate -
√kath (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021