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.

Verse 13.16

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एकतालेन मानेन कूर्मरूपं विधीयते ।
कूर्मरूपं ध्रुवं कुर्यात्कौतुकं तु चतुर्भुजम् ॥ १६ ॥

ekatālena mānena kūrmarūpaṃ vidhīyate |
kūrmarūpaṃ dhruvaṃ kuryātkautukaṃ tu caturbhujam || 16 ||

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

The form of a tortoise is determined by the measurement of one rhythm. The four-armed Kautuka should be fixed in the form of a tortoise.
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 (13.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ekatala, Mana, Kurmarupa, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Kautuka, Caturbhuja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 13.16). 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: “ekatālena mānena kūrmarūpaṃ vidhīyate ”
ekatālena -
ekatāla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ekatāla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
mānena -
māna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

māna (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√man -> māna (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> māna (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √man class 8 verb]
kūrmarūpam -
kūrmarūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kūrmarūpa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vidhī -
vidhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vidhī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

vidhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vidhī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vidh (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vidh (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
iyate -
iyat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

iyat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

iyatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√i (verb class 2)

[present middle third plural]
Line 2: “kūrmarūpaṃ dhruvaṃ kuryātkautukaṃ tu caturbhujam ”
kūrmarūpam -
kūrmarūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kūrmarūpa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dhruvam -
dhruvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dhruva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhruva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dhruvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kuryāt -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[optative active third single]
kautukam -
kautuka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
caturbhujam -
caturbhuja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

caturbhuja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

caturbhujā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 13.16

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!

Last Updated: 23 July, 2023