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.

विस्तारस्यचतुभान्गं कोष्ठभित्त्युच्छ्रयंभवेत् ।
उत्तमन्तुसमोत्सेधं त्रिपादंमध्यमंस्मृतं ॥ २१ ॥

vistārasyacatubhāngaṃ koṣṭhabhittyucchrayaṃbhavet |
uttamantusamotsedhaṃ tripādaṃmadhyamaṃsmṛtaṃ || 21 ||

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

The height of the cell wall should be four times the width. The uppermost part of the body is equally elevated and is three feet long.

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

Vistara, Catu, Bha, Koshtha, Bhitti, Ucchraya, Uttamam, Tusa, Asmad, Utsedha, Tripada, Tripad, Madhyama, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 4.21). 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: “vistārasyacatubhāngaṃ koṣṭhabhittyucchrayaṃbhavet
  • vistārasya -
  • vistāra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • catu -
  • catu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhān -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • gam -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • koṣṭha -
  • koṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    koṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhittyu -
  • bhitti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ucchrayam -
  • ucchraya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “uttamantusamotsedhaṃ tripādaṃmadhyamaṃsmṛtaṃ
  • uttaman -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tusa -
  • tusa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tusa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mo -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • utsedham -
  • utsedha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    utsedha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tripādaṃ -
  • tripāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tripad (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • madhyamaṃ -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 4.21

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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