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 16.121

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तीर्थान्ते स्नपनं कुर्यात् पूर्वोक्तेन विधानतः ।
पुष्पयागविधानं तु नेष्यतेऽस्मिन् महामुने ॥ 121 ॥

tīrthānte snapanaṃ kuryāt pūrvoktena vidhānataḥ |
puṣpayāgavidhānaṃ tu neṣyate'smin mahāmune || 121 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 16.121 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 (16.121). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tirtha, Anta, Anti, Snapana, Purvokta, Vidhanatah, Vidhanatas, Neshyat, Idam, Mahamuni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 16.121). 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: “tīrthānte snapanaṃ kuryāt pūrvoktena vidhānataḥ ”
tīrthā -
tīrtha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ante -
anta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

antā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

anti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√ant (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
snapanam -
snapana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

snapana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kuryāt -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[optative active third single]
pūrvoktena -
pūrvokta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

pūrvokta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vidhānataḥ -
vidhānataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vidhānatas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “ puṣpayāgavidhānaṃ tu neṣyate'smin mahāmune ”
Cannot analyse *puṣpayāgavidhānam*tu
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
neṣyate' -
√nī -> neṣyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √nī class 1 verb]

√nī -> neṣyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √nī class 1 verb]

√neṣ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√nī (verb class 1)

[future middle third single]
asmin -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
mahāmune -
mahāmuni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021