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 27.85

ग्रामं प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा तीर्थदेशं समानयेत् ।
पुण्याहाज्यारोपणं स्नानवस्त्रं ।
पाद्यार्घ्यं वै दन्तकाष्ठं च तोयम् ॥ 85 ॥

grāmaṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā tīrthadeśaṃ samānayet |
puṇyāhājyāropaṇaṃ snānavastraṃ |
pādyārghyaṃ vai dantakāṣṭhaṃ ca toyam || 85 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 27.85 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 (27.85). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Grama, Pradakshinam, Pradakshina, Kritva, Kritvan, Tirtha, Desha, Sama, Snanavastra, Dantakashtha, Toya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 27.85). 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: “grāmaṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā tīrthadeśaṃ samānayet
  • grāmam -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pradakṣiṇam -
  • pradakṣiṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tīrtha -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • deśam -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ānayet -
  • an (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “ puṇyāhājyāropaṇaṃ snānavastraṃ
  • Cannot analyse *puṇyāhājyāropaṇam*sn
  • snānavastram -
  • snānavastra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “ pādyārghyaṃ vai dantakāṣṭhaṃ ca toyam
  • Cannot analyse *pādyārghyam*va
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • dantakāṣṭham -
  • dantakāṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dantakāṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • toyam -
  • toya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    toyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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