Visvamitra-samhita [sanskrit]

20,660 words | ISBN-13: 9788179070383

The Sanskrit text of the Visvamitra-samhita, an ancient text belonging to the Pancaratra tradition. Visvamitrasamhita is noted for listing authoritative Pancaratra works and the benefits obtained by chanting Lord Hari’s name. Alternative titles: Viśvāmitrasaṃhitā (विश्वामित्रसंहिता), Viśvāmitra-saṃhitā (विश्वामित्र-संहिता), Vishvamitrasamhita, Vishvamitra.

Verse 4.11

अन्योऽभूद्वासुदेवाख्यः सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकारकः ।
एकवक्त्रश्चतुर्बाहुः शङ्खचक्रगदाब्जभृत् ॥ 11 ॥

anyo'bhūdvāsudevākhyaḥ sṛṣṭisthityantakārakaḥ |
ekavaktraścaturbāhuḥ śaṅkhacakragadābjabhṛt || 11 ||

The English translation of Visvamitra-samhita Verse 4.11 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 (4.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ani, Vasudeva, Sthiti, Takara, Kah, Shankha, Cakraga, Abja, Bhrit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvamitra-samhita Verse 4.11). 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: “anyo'bhūdvāsudevākhyaḥ sṛṣṭisthityantakārakaḥ
  • anyo' -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • abhūd -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • vāsudevā -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsudevā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akhyaḥ -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active second single]
  • sṛṣṭi -
  • sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sthityan -
  • sthitī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • takāra -
  • takāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ ekavaktraścaturbāhuḥ śaṅkhacakragadābjabhṛt
  • Cannot analyse *ekavaktraścaturbāhuḥ*śa
  • śaṅkha -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakraga -
  • cakraga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cakraga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • abja -
  • abja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhṛt -
  • bhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
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