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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 27.136
एकरात्रिद्विरात्रे वा त्रिरात्रे तु महामुने ।
ध्वजावरोहणं कुर्यात् अधिकं तु न कारयेत् ॥ 136 ॥
ekarātridvirātre vā trirātre tu mahāmune |
dhvajāvarohaṇaṃ kuryāt adhikaṃ tu na kārayet || 136 ||
The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 27.136 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
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Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “ekarātridvirātre vā trirātre tu mahāmune ”
- ekarā -
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ekarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- atri -
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atri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]atrin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]atrī (noun, masculine)[adverb]atrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]atrī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dvirātre -
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dvirātra (noun, masculine)[locative single]dvirātra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dvirātrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- trirātre -
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trirātra (noun, masculine)[locative single]trirātra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]trirātrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mahāmune -
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mahāmuni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “ dhvajāvarohaṇaṃ kuryāt adhikaṃ tu na kārayet ”
- Cannot analyse *dhvajāvarohaṇam*ku
- kuryāt -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- adhikam -
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adhikam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kārayet -
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√kṛ (verb class 0)[optative active third single]