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.

दण्डकस्तेनमानेन योनिग्रहणमुच्यते ।
शरीरमङ्गंप्रत्यङ्गं ज्ञात्वायोनिंप्रकल्पयेत् ॥ ११ ॥

daṇḍakastenamānena yonigrahaṇamucyate |
śarīramaṅgaṃpratyaṅgaṃ jñātvāyoniṃprakalpayet || 11 ||

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

The rod is called the grasp of the vagina by that measure. Knowing the body as its parts, one should design the womb.

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 (3.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dandaka, Tena, Ana, Yoni, Yonin, Grahana, Ucyat, Sharira, Anga, Pratyanga, Ayoni, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 3.11). 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: “daṇḍakastenamānena yonigrahaṇamucyate
  • daṇḍakas -
  • daṇḍaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tenam -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ānena -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • yoni -
  • yonī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yonin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yonin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • grahaṇam -
  • grahaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grahaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    grahaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “śarīramaṅgaṃpratyaṅgaṃ jñātvāyoniṃprakalpayet
  • śarīram -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aṅgam -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pratyaṅgam -
  • pratyaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratyaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • ayonim -
  • ayoni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    ayoni (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kalpayet -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 3.11

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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