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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 10.100
षोडशाङ्गुलमानं यत् मध्यमं संप्रचक्षते ।
द्वादशाङ्गुलमानं यदधमं परिचक्षते ॥ 100 ॥
ṣoḍaśāṅgulamānaṃ yat madhyamaṃ saṃpracakṣate |
dvādaśāṅgulamānaṃ yadadhamaṃ paricakṣate || 100 ||
The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 10.100 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 (10.100). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shodasha, Shodashan, Angulamana, Yat, Yad, Madhyama, Adhama, Pari,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “ṣoḍaśāṅgulamānaṃ yat madhyamaṃ saṃpracakṣate ”
- ṣoḍaśā -
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ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aṅgulamānam -
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aṅgulamāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅgulamāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aṅgulamānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- madhyamam -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madhyama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madhyamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sampra -
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sampra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cakṣate -
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√cakṣ (verb class 2)[present middle third plural]
- Line 2: “ dvādaśāṅgulamānaṃ yadadhamaṃ paricakṣate ”
- Cannot analyse *dvādaśāṅgulamānam*ya
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- adhamam -
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adhama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dham (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]parī (noun, masculine)[adverb]parī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]parī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cakṣate -
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√cakṣ (verb class 2)[present middle third plural]