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.

चतुरश्रंभवेन्मूलं त्रिभागै कंसमंयथा ।
वृत्तन्तदूर्ध्वतःकुर्याच्छीलीपादमधोन्यसेत् ॥ ८ ॥

caturaśraṃbhavenmūlaṃ tribhāgai kaṃsamaṃyathā |
vṛttantadūrdhvataḥkuryācchīlīpādamadhonyaset || 8 ||

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

The root of the four-horned tree should be divided into three parts, just as the root of the tree is divided into three parts. The circle should be placed upwards and the foot of the śīlī should be placed below.

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

Caturashra, Mula, Kamsa, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 6.8). 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: “caturaśraṃbhavenmūlaṃ tribhāgai kaṃsamaṃyathā
  • caturaśram -
  • caturaśra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturaśra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturaśrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhaven -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • mūlam -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tribhāgai -
  • kaṃsam -
  • kaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kaṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kaṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṃ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “vṛttantadūrdhvataḥkuryācchīlīpādamadhonyaset
  • Cannot analyse vṛttantadūrdhvataḥkuryācchīlīpādamadhonyaset

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 6.8

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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