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 18.14

पूर्वोक्तं सकलं कुर्याद्देवीमावाह्य यत्नतः ।
पूजां च महतीं कुर्यात् काले प्राप्ते सुशोभने ॥ 14 ॥

pūrvoktaṃ sakalaṃ kuryāddevīmāvāhya yatnataḥ |
pūjāṃ ca mahatīṃ kuryāt kāle prāpte suśobhane || 14 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 18.14 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 (18.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvokta, Sakala, Devi, Avahya, Yatnatah, Yatnata, Mahati, Kale, Kala, Prapta, Prapti, Sushobhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 18.14). 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: “pūrvoktaṃ sakalaṃ kuryāddevīmāvāhya yatnataḥ
  • pūrvoktam -
  • pūrvokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrvokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pūrvoktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sakalam -
  • sakala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sakala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sakalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • devīm -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āvāhya -
  • āvāhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āvāhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yatnataḥ -
  • yatnataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatnata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ pūjāṃ ca mahatīṃ kuryāt kāle prāpte suśobhane
  • Cannot analyse *pūjām*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahatīm -
  • mahatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prāpte -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prāpti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • suśobhane -
  • suśobhana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    suśobhana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    suśobhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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