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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 11.137
वामस्याधरहस्ते तु पाशं कृष्णनिभं न्यसेत् ।
कारयेद्दक्षिणे हस्ते कालदण्डं त्वधोमुखम् ॥ 137 ॥
vāmasyādharahaste tu pāśaṃ kṛṣṇanibhaṃ nyaset |
kārayeddakṣiṇe haste kāladaṇḍaṃ tvadhomukham || 137 ||
The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.137 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 (11.137). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vama, Adhara, Hasta, Pasha, Krishna, Nibha, Kaladanda, Tva, Adhomukha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “vāmasyādharahaste tu pāśaṃ kṛṣṇanibhaṃ nyaset ”
- vāmasyā -
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vāma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vāma (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- adhara -
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adhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adhara (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- 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]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pāśam -
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pāśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṛṣṇa -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nibham -
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nibha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nibha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nibhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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- Line 2: “ kārayeddakṣiṇe haste kāladaṇḍaṃ tvadhomukham ”
- Cannot analyse *kārayeddakṣiṇe*ha
- 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]
- kāladaṇḍam -
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kāladaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adhomukham -
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adhomukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhomukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhomukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]