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.

स्तंभैष्षोडशभिर्युक्तं मण्डपं श्रीप्रतिष्ठितम् ।
द्वादशस्तंभसंयुक्तं बीजासनमिति स्मृतम् ॥ २१ ॥

staṃbhaiṣṣoḍaśabhiryuktaṃ maṇḍapaṃ śrīpratiṣṭhitam |
dvādaśastaṃbhasaṃyuktaṃ bījāsanamiti smṛtam || 21 ||

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

The pavilion was equipped with sixteen pillars and was well established. It is composed of twelve pillars and is known as Bījāsana.

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

Stambha, Shodashan, Yuktam, Yukta, Mandapa, Shripratishthita, Dvadasha, Bhasa, Bija, Asana, Iti, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 6.21). 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: “staṃbhaiṣṣoḍaśabhiryuktaṃ maṇḍapaṃ śrīpratiṣṭhitam
  • stambhaiṣ -
  • stambha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ṣoḍaśabhir -
  • ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yuktam -
  • yuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • maṇḍapam -
  • maṇḍapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maṇḍapa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maṇḍapā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrīpratiṣṭhitam -
  • śrīpratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrīpratiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dvādaśastaṃbhasaṃyuktaṃ bījāsanamiti smṛtam
  • dvādaśas -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhasaṃ -
  • bhasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yuktam -
  • yuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • bījā -
  • bījā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bīja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bīja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bījā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asanam -
  • asana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    san (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • smṛtam -
  • 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 6.21

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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