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 27.161

महाबेरान्नयेच्छक्तिं मध्यकुम्भे महामुने ।
पूर्वादि चष्टकुम्भेषु वासुदेवादिकान् यजेत् ॥ 161 ॥

mahāberānnayecchaktiṃ madhyakumbhe mahāmune |
pūrvādi caṣṭakumbheṣu vāsudevādikān yajet || 161 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 27.161 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 (27.161). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mah, Maha, Bera, Shakti, Madhya, Kumbha, Mahamuni, Cashta, Vasudeva, Adika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 27.161). 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: “mahāberānnayecchaktiṃ madhyakumbhe mahāmune
  • mahā -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • berān -
  • bera (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    bera (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • nayecch -
  • nay (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • śaktim -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • madhya -
  • madhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kumbhe -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kumbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahāmune -
  • mahāmuni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ pūrvādi caṣṭakumbheṣu vāsudevādikān yajet
  • Cannot analyse *pūrvādi*ca
  • caṣṭa -
  • caṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cakṣ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • kumbheṣu -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vāsudevā -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsudevā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adikān -
  • adika (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • yajet -
  • yaj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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