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 10.148

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विष्वक्सेनः ।
मोहाद्वाथ भयाल्लोभात् वर्जि ताभिः शिलादिभिः ।
निर्मितेनैव बिम्बादीन् अर्चयेन्नोदितैरपि ॥ 148 ॥

viṣvaksenaḥ |
mohādvātha bhayāllobhāt varji tābhiḥ śilādibhiḥ |
nirmitenaiva bimbādīn arcayennoditairapi || 148 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 10.148 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 (10.148). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vishvaksena, Bhayat, Bhaya, Lobha, Varjin, Shila, Bimba, Nodita, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 10.148). 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: “viṣvaksenaḥ ”
viṣvaksenaḥ -
viṣvaksena (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ mohādvātha bhayāllobhāt varji tābhiḥ śilādibhiḥ ”
Cannot analyse *mohādvātha*bh
bhayāl -
bhayāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bhaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
lobhāt -
lobha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
varji -
varjin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

varjin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tābhiḥ -
tā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
śilād -
śila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ibhiḥ -
i (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
Line 3: “ nirmitenaiva bimbādīn arcayennoditairapi ”
Cannot analyse *nirmitenaiva*bi
bimbād -
bimba (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bimba (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
īn -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
arcayen -
√ṛc (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]

√ṛc (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
noditair -
nodita (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

nodita (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

√nud -> nodita (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √nud]

√nud -> nodita (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √nud]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021