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 12.18

प्रथमान्तं तथा मादि मकारान्तं कलान्तकम् ।
तुरीयादि सहैहारं सचूडामणिषान्तकम् ॥ 18 ॥

prathamāntaṃ tathā mādi makārāntaṃ kalāntakam |
turīyādi sahaihāraṃ sacūḍāmaṇiṣāntakam || 18 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 12.18 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 (12.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prathama, Tatha, Madin, Makara, Kala, Taka, Haram, Hara, Cudamani, Sha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 12.18). 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: “prathamāntaṃ tathā mādi makārāntaṃ kalāntakam
  • prathamān -
  • prathama (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mādi -
  • mādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • makārān -
  • makāra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kalān -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • takam -
  • taka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ turīyādi sahaihāraṃ sacūḍāmaṇiṣāntakam
  • Cannot analyse *turīyādi*sa
  • sahai -
  • sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle first single]
  • hāram -
  • hāram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    hāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cūḍāmaṇi -
  • cūḍāmaṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cūḍāmaṇī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    cūḍāmaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cūḍāmaṇī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṣān -
  • ṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • takam -
  • taka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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