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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 39.287
पञ्चरात्रं महाज्ञानं धर्मकामार्थमोक्षदम्।शैवं च शम्भुना प्रोक्तं शुद्धं लैङ्गमिति द्विधा ॥ 287 ॥
pañcarātraṃ mahājñānaṃ dharmakāmārthamokṣadam |śaivaṃ ca śambhunā proktaṃ śuddhaṃ laiṅgamiti dvidhā || 287 ||
The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 39.287 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 (39.287). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pancaratra, Mahajnana, Dharmakamartha, Mokshada, Shaiva, Shambhu, Prokta, Shuddha, Lainga, Iti, Dvidha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “pañcarātraṃ mahājñānaṃ dharmakāmārthamokṣadam |śaivaṃ ca śambhunā proktaṃ śuddhaṃ laiṅgamiti dvidhā ”
- pañcarātram -
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pañcarātra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pañcarātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pañcarātrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mahājñānam -
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mahājñāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahājñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahājñānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dharmakāmārtha -
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dharmakāmārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mokṣadam -
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mokṣadā (noun, feminine)[adverb]mokṣada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mokṣada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śaivam -
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śaiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaivā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śambhunā -
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śambhu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śambhu (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]śambhū (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- proktam -
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prokta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prokta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]proktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śuddham -
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śuddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śuddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śuddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
- laiṅgam -
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laiṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]laiṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- dvidhā -
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dvidhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvidhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]