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.

अथमञ्चार्धमुत्सेधं त्रिविधन्तत्प्रचक्षते ।
त्रिभागैकविधानंस्याद्द्विभागंभागिकंभवेत् ॥ २२ ॥

athamañcārdhamutsedhaṃ trividhantatpracakṣate |
tribhāgaikavidhānaṃsyāddvibhāgaṃbhāgikaṃbhavet || 22 ||

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

There are three kinds of elevations between the four and a half stages. One part of the body should be divided into three parts, and one part should be divided into two parts.

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

Atha, Manca, Ardha, Utsedha, Vidhat, Tat, Tad, Pra, Tribhaga, Ekavidha, Amsya, Dvibhaga, Bhagika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 4.22). 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: “athamañcārdhamutsedhaṃ trividhantatpracakṣate
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mañcā -
  • mañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mañcā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • utsedham -
  • utsedha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    utsedha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tri -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vidhan -
  • vidh -> vidhat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> vidhat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cakṣate -
  • cakṣ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • Line 2: “tribhāgaikavidhānaṃsyāddvibhāgaṃbhāgikaṃbhavet
  • tribhāgai -
  • tribhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tribhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ekavidhān -
  • ekavidha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aṃsyād -
  • aṃsya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    aṃsya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dvibhāgam -
  • dvibhāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bhāgikam -
  • bhāgika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāgika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāgikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 4.22

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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