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.

विस्तारमेवमुक्तंस्यान्मण्डैलन्क्षणमुच्यते ।
मण्डैस्त्रिपादमुत्सेधं विस्तारन्तुचतुगुन्णम् ॥ ४७ ॥

vistāramevamuktaṃsyānmaṇḍailankṣaṇamucyate |
maṇḍaistripādamutsedhaṃ vistārantucatugunṇam || 47 ||

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

The expansion thus described is called the moment of the circle. It should be three feet high and four times as wide as the mandalas.

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

Vistara, Evam, Eva, Ukta, Syat, Sya, Manda, Kshanam, Kshana, Ucyat, Tripada, Tripad, Utsedha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 5.47). 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: “vistāramevamuktaṃsyānmaṇḍailankṣaṇamucyate
  • vistāram -
  • vistāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uktaṃ -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • syān -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • maṇḍai -
  • maṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    maṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ailan -
  • il (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • kṣaṇam -
  • kṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “maṇḍaistripādamutsedhaṃ vistārantucatugunṇam
  • maṇḍais -
  • maṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    maṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tripādam -
  • tripāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tripad (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • utsedham -
  • utsedha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    utsedha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse vistārantucatugunṇam

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 5.47

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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