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 31.15

अथान्यो महाभोगयोगप्रदायी ।
प्रजानां तथा वृद्धिदो मुक्तिदश्च ।
परं मूलमन्त्रेण संस्मृत्य पञ्चा ।
ङ्गुलं हृदि स्पृश्य बिम्बस्य मुद्राम् ॥ 15 ॥

athānyo mahābhogayogapradāyī |
prajānāṃ tathā vṛddhido muktidaśca |
paraṃ mūlamantreṇa saṃsmṛtya pañcā |
ṅgulaṃ hṛdi spṛśya bimbasya mudrām || 15 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 31.15 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 (31.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Ani, Mahabhoga, Uksh, Rada, Ayin, Tatha, Vriddhida, Muktida, Mulamantra, Samsmritya, Panca, Pancan, Hrid, Sprishya, Bimba, Mudra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 31.15). 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: “athānyo mahābhogayogapradāyī
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anyo* -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mahābhogayo -
  • mahābhogā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ug -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ap -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • radā -
  • rada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    radā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ayī -
  • ayin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ prajānāṃ tathā vṛddhido muktidaśca
  • Cannot analyse *prajānām*ta
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vṛddhido* -
  • vṛddhida (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • muktidaś -
  • muktida (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “ paraṃ mūlamantreṇa saṃsmṛtya pañcā
  • Cannot analyse *param*mū
  • mūlamantreṇa -
  • mūlamantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṃsmṛtya -
  • saṃsmṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃsmṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pañcā -
  • pañcā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “ ṅgulaṃ hṛdi spṛśya bimbasya mudrām
  • Cannot analyse *ṅgulam*hṛ
  • hṛdi -
  • hṛd (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • spṛśya -
  • spṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    spṛśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    spṛś -> spṛśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √spṛś]
    spṛś -> spṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
    spṛś -> spṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
  • bimbasya -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mudrām -
  • mudrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
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