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 20.247

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अर्घ्यतोयं स्वमन्त्रेण मुखमालेपयद्धरेः ।
पाद्यं देवस्य पादे च दीयते स्वस्वविद्यया ॥ 247 ॥

arghyatoyaṃ svamantreṇa mukhamālepayaddhareḥ |
pādyaṃ devasya pāde ca dīyate svasvavidyayā || 247 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 20.247 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 (20.247). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Arghya, Toya, Svamantra, Mukhamala, Payat, Hari, Deva, Pada, Svasu, Svan, Avidya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 20.247). 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: “arghyatoyaṃ svamantreṇa mukhamālepayaddhareḥ ”
arghya -
arghya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

arghya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√argh -> arghya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √argh]
toyam -
toya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

toyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
svamantreṇa -
svamantra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

svamantra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
mukhamāle -
mukhamālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
payaddh -
√pay -> payat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pay class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pay class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pay class 1 verb]

√pi -> payat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb]

√pī -> payat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 1 verb]
hareḥ -
hari (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

hari (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√hṛ (verb class 1)

[optative active second single]
Line 2: “ pādyaṃ devasya pāde ca dīyate svasvavidyayā ”
Cannot analyse *pādyam*de
devasya -
deva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

deva (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
pāde -
pāda (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dīyate -
√dā (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√dā (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√dai (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√de (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√dī (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√dī (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
svasva -
svasū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

svan (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

svan (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
avidyayā -
avidyā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021