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 11.34

याम्यदिग्दलमध्ये तु मत्स्यं ताम्रनिभं न्यसेत् ।
नैऋत्यदिग्दले मत्स्यं कृष्णवर्णं तु विन्यसेत् ॥ 34 ॥

yāmyadigdalamadhye tu matsyaṃ tāmranibhaṃ nyaset |
naiṛtyadigdale matsyaṃ kṛṣṇavarṇaṃ tu vinyaset || 34 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.34 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 (11.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yamya, Dish, Dala, Adhi, Matsya, Tamra, Nibha, Krishnavarna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.34). 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: “yāmyadigdalamadhye tu matsyaṃ tāmranibhaṃ nyaset
  • yāmya -
  • yāmya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāmya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dig -
  • diś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • dalam -
  • dala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adhye -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • matsyam -
  • matsya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    matsyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tāmra -
  • tāmra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāmra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nibham -
  • nibha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nibha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nibhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse nyaset
  • Line 2: “ naiṛtyadigdale matsyaṃ kṛṣṇavarṇaṃ tu vinyaset
  • Cannot analyse *naiṛtyadigdale*ma
  • matsyam -
  • matsya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    matsyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛṣṇavarṇam -
  • kṛṣṇavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇavarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇavarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Cannot analyse vinyaset
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