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 39.293

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वानप्रस्था द्विधा किं ते सूता वा किं विवक्षिताः ।
विष्वक्सेनः ।
ब्रह्मण्यां क्षत्रियाज्याताः सूता वैखानसास्तथा ॥ 293 ॥

vānaprasthā dvidhā kiṃ te sūtā vā kiṃ vivakṣitāḥ |
viṣvaksenaḥ |
brahmaṇyāṃ kṣatriyājyātāḥ sūtā vaikhānasāstathā || 293 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 39.293 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 (39.293). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vanaprastha, Dvidha, Kim, Tad, Yushmad, Suta, Vivakshita, Vishvaksena, Kshatriya, Ajya, Vaikhanasa, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 39.293). 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: “vānaprasthā dvidhā kiṃ te sūtā vā kiṃ vivakṣitāḥ ”
vānaprasthā* -
vānaprastha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vānaprasthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dvidhā -
dvidhā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dvidhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
sūtā* -
sūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sūtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √su class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √su class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 2 verb]

√su -> sūtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √su class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √su class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 2 verb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vivakṣitāḥ -
vivakṣita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vivakṣitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√vac -> vivakṣita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vac], [vocative plural from √vac]

√vac -> vivakṣitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vac], [vocative plural from √vac], [accusative plural from √vac]
Line 2: “viṣvaksenaḥ ”
viṣvaksenaḥ -
viṣvaksena (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “ brahmaṇyāṃ kṣatriyājyātāḥ sūtā vaikhānasāstathā ”
Cannot analyse *brahmaṇyām*kṣ
kṣatriyā -
kṣatriya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣatriya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ājyāt -
ājya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ājya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
āḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

o (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
sūtā* -
sūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sūtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √su class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √su class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 2 verb]

√su -> sūtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √su class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √su class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 2 verb]
vaikhānasās -
vaikhānasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021