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.

तारं सप्ताङ्गुलं तेषां येन सार्थं त्रिमात्रकम् ।
षोढशाष्ट चतुर्मात्रायामतारसमन्वितम् ॥ ६१ ॥

tāraṃ saptāṅgulaṃ teṣāṃ yena sārthaṃ trimātrakam |
ṣoḍhaśāṣṭa caturmātrāyāmatārasamanvitam || 61 ||

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

The string is seven fingers long, and the meaning of the string is three measures. It measured sixteen, eighty-four measures and was composed of stars.

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

Tara, Sapta, Saptan, Angula, Tad, Yena, Yah, Yat, Sartha, Trimatri, Trimatra, Aka, Sha, Shu, Udha, Shas, Caturma, Atra, Arasa, Anvita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.61). 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: “tāraṃ saptāṅgulaṃ teṣāṃ yena sārthaṃ trimātrakam
  • tāram -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saptā -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • aṅgulam -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sārtham -
  • sārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • trimātra -
  • trimātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    trimātṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    trimātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trimātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akam -
  • aka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ṣoḍhaśāṣṭa caturmātrāyāmatārasamanvitam
  • ṣo -
  • ṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ṣu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • uḍha -
  • uḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāṣ -
  • śās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caturmā -
  • caturmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • atrāyām -
  • atrā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • atā -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arasam -
  • arasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ras (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • anvitam -
  • anvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.61

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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