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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 18.29
प्रत्येकैकं मुनिश्रेष्ठ षोडशाहुतिमुत्तमम् ।
होमं समाप्य विधिवत् नृत्तगेयादि कारयेत् ॥ 29 ॥
pratyekaikaṃ muniśreṣṭha ṣoḍaśāhutimuttamam |
homaṃ samāpya vidhivat nṛttageyādi kārayet || 29 ||
The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 18.29 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 (18.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pratyeka, Aika, Muni, Shreshtha, Shodasha, Shodashan, Ahuti, Uttamam, Uttama, Samapya, Vidhivat, Nritta, Geya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “pratyekaikaṃ muniśreṣṭha ṣoḍaśāhutimuttamam ”
- pratyekai -
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pratyeka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratyeka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pratyekā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aikam -
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aika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- muni -
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muni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]muni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]munī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]mū (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śreṣṭha -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṣoḍaśā -
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ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āhutim -
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āhuti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]āhuti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- uttamam -
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uttamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “ homaṃ samāpya vidhivat nṛttageyādi kārayet ”
- Cannot analyse *homam*sa
- samāpya -
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samāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhivat -
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vidhivat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nṛtta -
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nṛtta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]√nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
- geyā -
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geya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]geya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]geyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adi -
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ad (noun, masculine)[locative single]ad (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kārayet -
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√kṛ (verb class 0)[optative active third single]