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.

दशाङ्गुलंस्चाद्द्वितले त्रितलेद्वादशाङ्गुलम् ।
युगाङ्गुलविवृद्ध्यातु कर्तव्यंस्यात्तलंप्रति ॥ २९ ॥

daśāṅgulaṃscāddvitale tritaledvādaśāṅgulam |
yugāṅgulavivṛddhyātu kartavyaṃsyāttalaṃprati || 29 ||

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

Ten fingers on the second floor and twelve fingers on the third floor. The area of the ground should be increased by one finger of a yuga.

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

Tritala, Dvadashangula, Yuga, Angula, Vivriddhi, Kartavya, Syat, Sya, Tala, Prati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 5.29). 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: “daśāṅgulaṃscāddvitale tritaledvādaśāṅgulam
  • Cannot analyse daśāṅgulaṃscāddvitale*tr
  • tritale -
  • tritala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tritala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • dvādaśāṅgulam -
  • dvādaśāṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvādaśāṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvādaśāṅgulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “yugāṅgulavivṛddhyātu kartavyaṃsyāttalaṃprati
  • yugā -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṅgula -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vivṛddhyā -
  • vivṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • ātu -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kartavyaṃ -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • talam -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    talā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 5.29

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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