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 11.91

तस्मिन् त्र्यवनतं चापं बाणौघजधनं दृढम् ।
वासवास्त्रं वामबाहौ कारयेनमुनिसत्तम ॥ 91 ॥

tasmin tryavanataṃ cāpaṃ bāṇaughajadhanaṃ dṛḍham |
vāsavāstraṃ vāmabāhau kārayenamunisattama || 91 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.91 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 (11.91). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tri, Avanata, Capa, Banaugha, Dhana, Dridha, Vama, Baha, Bahu, Kara, Kari, Ina, Sattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.91). 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: “tasmin tryavanataṃ cāpaṃ bāṇaughajadhanaṃ dṛḍham
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • trya -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • avanatam -
  • avanata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avanata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avanatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    van (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second dual]
  • cāpam -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bāṇaugha -
  • bāṇaugha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāṇaugha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ja -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛḍham -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ vāsavāstraṃ vāmabāhau kārayenamunisattama
  • Cannot analyse *vāsavāstram*vā
  • vāma -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • bāhau -
  • bāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kāraye -
  • kārā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāri (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    kāri (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kṛ (verb class 0)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • inam -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    inā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uni -
  • ū (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sattama -
  • sattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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