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 11.98

मुखं दक्षिणतो भङ्गं तनुमध्यं तु वामतः ।
दक्षिणे कटिभङ्गस्तु भङ्गत्रयमुदाहृतम् ॥ 98 ॥

mukhaṃ dakṣiṇato bhaṅgaṃ tanumadhyaṃ tu vāmataḥ |
dakṣiṇe kaṭibhaṅgastu bhaṅgatrayamudāhṛtam || 98 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.98 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 (11.98). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mukha, Dakshinatah, Bhanga, Tanumadhya, Vamatah, Kati, Katin, Traya, Udahrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.98). 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: “mukhaṃ dakṣiṇato bhaṅgaṃ tanumadhyaṃ tu vāmataḥ
  • mukham -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dakṣiṇato* -
  • dakṣiṇataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhaṅgam -
  • bhaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tanumadhyam -
  • tanumadhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tanumadhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tanumadhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vāmataḥ -
  • vāmataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “ dakṣiṇe kaṭibhaṅgastu bhaṅgatrayamudāhṛtam
  • Cannot analyse *dakṣiṇe*ka
  • kaṭi -
  • kaṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kaṭī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kaṭin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kaṭin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhaṅgas -
  • bhaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhaṅga -
  • bhaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trayam -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    traya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • udāhṛtam -
  • udāhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udāhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    udāhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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