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.

निकृष्टं तु तथा प्रोक्तं सप्तविंशतितुङ्गकम् ।
एतैरुत्तममानं स्यास्मध्यमं च तथैव हि ॥ ६७ ॥

nikṛṣṭaṃ tu tathā proktaṃ saptaviṃśatituṅgakam |
etairuttamamānaṃ syāsmadhyamaṃ ca tathaiva hi || 67 ||

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

The lowest is said to be twenty-seven peaks. These measurements will determine the best measurement and the middle measurement.

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

Nikrishta, Tatha, Prokta, Tungaka, Eta, Etad, Esha, Uttamam, Uttama, Ana, Sya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 7.67). 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: “nikṛṣṭaṃ tu tathā proktaṃ saptaviṃśatituṅgakam
  • nikṛṣṭam -
  • nikṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nikṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nikṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saptaviṃśati -
  • saptaviṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tuṅgakam -
  • tuṅgaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tuṅgaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “etairuttamamānaṃ syāsmadhyamaṃ ca tathaiva hi
  • etair -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānam -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • syā -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    syā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āsma -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first plural]
  • dhyam -
  • dhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 7.67

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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