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.

कटिदण्डं शिखायामं तारे द्वित्षङ्गुले क्रमात् ।
विन द्विमात्रमेव स्याद्द्विशिखं कटिदण्डकम् ॥ ६७ ॥

kaṭidaṇḍaṃ śikhāyāmaṃ tāre dvitṣaṅgule kramāt |
vina dvimātrameva syāddviśikhaṃ kaṭidaṇḍakam || 67 ||

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

The waistband is the length of the crest, and the star is two and six inches long, respectively. Without it, the two-pointed waistband is only two-pointed.

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

Kati, Katin, Danda, Shikha, Tara, Kramat, Krama, Vina, Dvimatra, Eva, Syat, Sya, Dvishikha, Dandaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.67). 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: “kaṭidaṇḍaṃ śikhāyāmaṃ tāre dvitṣaṅgule kramāt
  • kaṭi -
  • kaṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kaṭī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kaṭin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kaṭin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • daṇḍam -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śikhāyām -
  • śikhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tāre -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tāra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse dvitṣaṅgule*kr
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “vina dvimātrameva syāddviśikhaṃ kaṭidaṇḍakam
  • vina -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvimātram -
  • dvimātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvimātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvimātrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • dviśikham -
  • dviśikha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dviśikha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dviśikhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kaṭi -
  • kaṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kaṭī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kaṭin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kaṭin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • daṇḍakam -
  • daṇḍaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṇḍakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    daṇḍaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.67

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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