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 20.134

अवतीर्णं महाबेरादागच्छान्तेन मूर्ध्नि च ।
प्रोक्ष्य चैवासनं दद्यात् केवलेन जगद्गुरोः ॥ 134 ॥

avatīrṇaṃ mahāberādāgacchāntena mūrdhni ca |
prokṣya caivāsanaṃ dadyāt kevalena jagadguroḥ || 134 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 20.134 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 (20.134). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avatirna, Mah, Maha, Bera, Shanta, Murdhan, Asana, Kevala, Jagadguru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 20.134). 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: “avatīrṇaṃ mahāberādāgacchāntena mūrdhni ca
  • avatīrṇam -
  • avatīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avatīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avatīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahā -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • berād -
  • bera (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bera (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āgacch -
  • ag (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • śāntena -
  • śānta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śānta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √śam class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √śam class 9 verb]
    śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √śam class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √śam class 9 verb]
  • mūrdhni -
  • mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ prokṣya caivāsanaṃ dadyāt kevalena jagadguroḥ
  • Cannot analyse *prokṣya*ca
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • asanam -
  • asana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    san (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • dadyāt -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • kevalena -
  • kevala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • jagadguroḥ -
  • jagadguru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
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