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 20.197

द्वारस्य वामपार्श्वे तु शशाङ्काकृतिमुत्तमम् ।
मौलिपृष्ठस्य सूर्यादौ चिन्तयेन्मण्डलाकृतिम् ॥ 197 ॥

dvārasya vāmapārśve tu śaśāṅkākṛtimuttamam |
maulipṛṣṭhasya sūryādau cintayenmaṇḍalākṛtim || 197 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 20.197 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 (20.197). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvara, Vamaparshva, Shashanka, Akriti, Uttamam, Uttama, Suri, Surin, Surya, Adau, Ada, Adi, Mandala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 20.197). 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: “dvārasya vāmapārśve tu śaśāṅkākṛtimuttamam
  • dvārasya -
  • dvāra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dvāra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vāmapārśve -
  • vāmapārśva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śaśāṅkā -
  • śaśāṅka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ākṛtim -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ maulipṛṣṭhasya sūryādau cintayenmaṇḍalākṛtim
  • Cannot analyse *maulipṛṣṭhasya*sū
  • sūryā -
  • sūri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    sūrin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sūr]
    sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sūr]
    sūryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ādau -
  • ādau (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • cintayen -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • maṇḍalā -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākṛtim -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
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