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 36.56

राजराष्ट्रं च सकलं इति शास्त्रस्य निश्चयः ।
द्रव्य एव विसंवादो मानोन्मानप्रमाणकैः ॥ 56 ॥

rājarāṣṭraṃ ca sakalaṃ iti śāstrasya niścayaḥ |
dravya eva visaṃvādo mānonmānapramāṇakaiḥ || 56 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 36.56 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 (36.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Raja, Rashtra, Sakala, Iti, Shastra, Nishcaya, Eva, Visamvada, Mana, Unmana, Pramanaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 36.56). 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: “rājarāṣṭraṃ ca sakalaṃ iti śāstrasya niścayaḥ
  • rāja -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rāṣṭram -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāṣṭra (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]
  • sakalam -
  • sakala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sakala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sakalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śāstrasya -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • niścayaḥ -
  • niścaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ dravya eva visaṃvādo mānonmānapramāṇakaiḥ
  • Cannot analyse *dravya*ev
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • visaṃvādo* -
  • visaṃvāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • māno -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • unmāna -
  • unmāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    unmāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramāṇakaiḥ -
  • pramāṇaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pramāṇaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
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