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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.
Verse 5.4
क्रमशोऽष्टकुणैर्विद्धि मानाङ्गुलमितिस्मृतम् ।
मध्यमाङ्गुलिमध्यन्तु पर्यमात्राङ्गुलिंस्मृतम् ॥ ४ ॥
kramaśo'ṣṭakuṇairviddhi mānāṅgulamitismṛtam |
madhyamāṅgulimadhyantu paryamātrāṅguliṃsmṛtam || 4 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The measurement of the finger is measured by the eight angles in order. The middle of the middle finger is the measure of the circumference of the finger.
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 (5.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kramashah, Kramashas, Ashta, Ashtan, Kuna, Manangula, Iti, Smrita, Madhyamanguli, Adhi, Pari, Atra, Anguli,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 5.4). 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: “kramaśo'ṣṭakuṇairviddhi mānāṅgulamitismṛtam ”
- kramaśo' -
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kramaśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kramaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aṣṭa -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[compound from √aś]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)[compound from √aś]aṣṭan (noun, masculine)[compound]aṣṭan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]
- kuṇair -
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kuṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- viddhi -
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viddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- mānāṅgulam -
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mānāṅgula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mānāṅgula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- smṛtam -
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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]
- Line 2: “madhyamāṅgulimadhyantu paryamātrāṅguliṃsmṛtam ”
- madhyamāṅgulim -
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madhyamāṅguli (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- adhyan -
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adhī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- paryam -
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parī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ātrā -
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ātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṅguliṃ -
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aṅguli (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- smṛtam -
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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 5.4
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!