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.

न्थूप्यन्तञ्चतुरश्रंस्यान्नागरंसमुदाहृतम् ।
कण्ठप्रभृतिचाष्टाश्रं प्रासादन्द्राविडंभवेत् ॥ १८ ॥

nthūpyantañcaturaśraṃsyānnāgaraṃsamudāhṛtam |
kaṇṭhaprabhṛticāṣṭāśraṃ prāsādandrāviḍaṃbhavet || 18 ||

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

The four-sided nthupya is called the nagarsa. From the neck onwards, the eight-sided palace should become a palace.

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

Kantha, Ashra, Prasa, Adat, Dravida,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 5.18). 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.

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  • kaṇṭha -
  • kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaṇṭh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prabhṛti -
  • prabhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • cāṣ -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṭā -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśram -
  • aśra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prāsā -
  • prāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adan -
  • adat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • drāviḍam -
  • drāviḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    drāviḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    drāviḍā (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 5.18

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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