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.

स्तंभविष्कंभमुत्सेधं चतुर्भागेनविस्तृतम् ।
तुलाविस्तारमानेन जयन्तीस्यात्समोन्नता ॥ २५ ॥

staṃbhaviṣkaṃbhamutsedhaṃ caturbhāgenavistṛtam |
tulāvistāramānena jayantīsyātsamonnatā || 25 ||

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

It was a pillar of two square feet, and its height was four times as wide. The height of the Jayanti is equal to the width of the balance.

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

Stambha, Vishkambha, Utsedha, Caturbhaga, Inu, Trita, Tula, Tara, Ana, Jayanti, Jayat, Syat, Sya, Sama, Unnata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 6.25). 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: “staṃbhaviṣkaṃbhamutsedhaṃ caturbhāgenavistṛtam
  • stambha -
  • stambha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stambh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • viṣkambham -
  • viṣkambha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣkambhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • utsedham -
  • utsedha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    utsedha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • caturbhāge -
  • caturbhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    caturbhāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    caturbhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • inavi -
  • inu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • is -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tṛtam -
  • tṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tulāvistāramānena jayantīsyātsamonnatā
  • tulāvi -
  • tula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • is -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāram -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānena -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • jayantī -
  • jayantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji -> jayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ji class 1 verb]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • samo -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • unnatā -
  • unnatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 6.25

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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