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 11.121

त्रिषु मार्गेषु भङ्गित्वात् त्रिभङ्गित्वं विधीयते ।
वक्त्रं दक्षिणतो भङ्गे मध्यकायं तु वामतः ॥ 121 ॥

triṣu mārgeṣu bhaṅgitvāt tribhaṅgitvaṃ vidhīyate |
vaktraṃ dakṣiṇato bhaṅge madhyakāyaṃ tu vāmataḥ || 121 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.121 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 (11.121). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tri, Marga, Bhangi, Bhangin, Tva, Tribhangi, Yushmad, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata, Dakshinatah, Bhanga, Madhya, Kaya, Vamatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.121). 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: “triṣu mārgeṣu bhaṅgitvāt tribhaṅgitvaṃ vidhīyate
  • triṣu -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • mārgeṣu -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • bhaṅgi -
  • bhaṅgi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhaṅgī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhaṅgin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhaṅgin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tvāt -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tribhaṅgi -
  • tribhaṅgi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tribhaṅgī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vidhī -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iyate -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • Line 2: “ vaktraṃ dakṣiṇato bhaṅge madhyakāyaṃ tu vāmataḥ
  • Cannot analyse *vaktram*da
  • dakṣiṇato* -
  • dakṣiṇataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhaṅge -
  • bhaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhaṅgi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • madhya -
  • madhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāyam -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vāmataḥ -
  • vāmataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
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