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 38.76

अर्धं वापि धनं देयं मूर्तिपानां हितैषिणाम् ।
पादोनं साधकानां च दीक्षितानां तदर्धकम् ॥ 76 ॥

ardhaṃ vāpi dhanaṃ deyaṃ mūrtipānāṃ hitaiṣiṇām |
pādonaṃ sādhakānāṃ ca dīkṣitānāṃ tadardhakam || 76 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 38.76 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

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (38.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ardha, Vapi, Vapin, Dhana, Deya, Murtipa, Hitaishin, Sadhaka, Dikshita, Tada, Ridhak,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 38.76). 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: “ardhaṃ vāpi dhanaṃ deyaṃ mūrtipānāṃ hitaiṣiṇām
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • deyam -
  • deya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    deyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mūrtipānām -
  • mūrtipa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • hitaiṣiṇām -
  • hitaiṣin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    hitaiṣin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “ pādonaṃ sādhakānāṃ ca dīkṣitānāṃ tadardhakam
  • Cannot analyse *pādonam*sā
  • sādhakānām -
  • sādhaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sādhaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sādhakā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dīkṣitānām -
  • dīkṣita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √dīkṣ]
    dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √dīkṣ]
    dīkṣ -> dīkṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √dīkṣ]
  • tadar -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛdhak -
  • ṛdhak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
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