Bhrigu-samhita [sanskrit]

by Members of the Sansknet Project | 2020 | 45,052 words

The Sanskrit text of the Bhrigu-samhita, an ancient text belonging to the Vaikhanasa Agama section of the Pancaratra tradition and dates to at least 11th century (or earlier). The name “Bhrigusamhita” literally means “The Compendium of Bhrigu” and basically represents a work on Vaishnava theology. The English translation of the Bhrigu-samhita is indicatory only as it was performed by a translation software. Alternative titles: Bhṛgusaṃhitā (भृगुसंहिता), Bhṛgu-saṃhitā (भृगु-संहिता), Bhrgusamhita.

अर्यमादण्ड भृच्चैवपाशभृद्धनदस्तथा ।
ब्रह्मणश्चचतुर्दिक्षु स्थिताष्षट्पदभागिनः ॥ १२ ॥

aryamādaṇḍa bhṛccaivapāśabhṛddhanadastathā |
brahmaṇaścacaturdikṣu sthitāṣṣaṭpadabhāginaḥ || 12 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

Aryamadaṇḍa, Bhṛta, Paśabhṛta and Dhanada were also mentioned. They are situated in the four directions of the Brahman and share the six legs.

English translation by Google (2023)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aryaman, Aryama, Adanda, Bhrit, Pashabhrit, Hanat, Tatha, Brahman, Brahmana, Catu, Catus, Dish, Dikshu, Sthita, Shatpada, Bhagin, Bhagi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 2.12). 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: “aryamādaṇḍa bhṛccaivapāśabhṛddhanadastathā
  • aryamā -
  • aryaman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aryamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adaṇḍa -
  • adaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhṛc -
  • bhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pāśabhṛddh -
  • pāśabhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • hanad -
  • han -> hanat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 1 verb]
  • as -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “brahmaṇaścacaturdikṣu sthitāṣṣaṭpadabhāginaḥ
  • brahmaṇaś -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dikṣu -
  • dikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • sthitāṣ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • ṣaṭpada -
  • ṣaṭpada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣaṭpada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāginaḥ -
  • bhāgin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhāgin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhāgī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 2.12

Cover of edition (2020)

Bhṛgusaṃhitā (a text of the Vaikhānasa-tradition)
by Members of the Sansknet Project (2020)

Publisher: Göttingen Register of Electronic Texts in Indian Languages (GRETIL), SUB Göttingen; Note: The Text is not Proof-read!

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