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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 11.21
वामोर्ध्वाधः स्थिते हस्ते शङ्खचक्रं तु विन्यसेत् ।
इत्थं प्रद्युम्नमूर्तं ते देवर्षे वर्णितोऽधुना ॥ 21 ॥
vāmordhvādhaḥ sthite haste śaṅkhacakraṃ tu vinyaset |
itthaṃ pradyumnamūrtaṃ te devarṣe varṇito'dhunā || 21 ||
The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.21 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 (11.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vama, Urdhvadhas, Sthita, Sthiti, Hasta, Shankha, Cakra, Pradyumna, Tad, Yushmad, Devarshi, Varnita, Adhuna,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “vāmordhvādhaḥ sthite haste śaṅkhacakraṃ tu vinyaset ”
- vāmo -
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vāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- ūrdhvādhaḥ -
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ūrdhvādhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sthite -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[locative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sthiti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
- haste -
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hasta (noun, masculine)[locative single]hasta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hastā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śaṅkha -
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śaṅkha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śaṅkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cakram -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cakra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cakrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- Cannot analyse vinyaset
- Line 2: “ itthaṃ pradyumnamūrtaṃ te devarṣe varṇito'dhunā ”
- Cannot analyse *ittham*pr
- pradyumnam -
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pradyumna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ūr -
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- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- devarṣe -
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devarṣi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- varṇito' -
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varṇita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√varṇ -> varṇita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
- adhunā -
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adhunā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]