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.

उष्णीषं केशपृष्ठान्ते त्रयोदशांगुलमायतम् ।
ग्रीवायां मध्यमं भागं ककुद्भागात्क्रमोन्नतिः ॥ ४७ ॥

uṣṇīṣaṃ keśapṛṣṭhānte trayodaśāṃgulamāyatam |
grīvāyāṃ madhyamaṃ bhāgaṃ kakudbhāgātkramonnatiḥ || 47 ||

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

The uṣṇīṣa was thirteen fingers long at the end of the hair. The middle part of the neck should be gradually elevated from the hips.

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

Ushnisha, Kesha, Prishtha, Anta, Anti, Trayodasha, Trayodashan, Angula, Ayatam, Ayata, Griva, Madhyama, Bhaga, Kakud, Krama, Kramu, Unnati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 15.47). 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: “uṣṇīṣaṃ keśapṛṣṭhānte trayodaśāṃgulamāyatam
  • uṣṇīṣam -
  • uṣṇīṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uṣṇīṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uṣṇīṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • keśa -
  • keśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    keśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛṣṭhā -
  • pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ante -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • trayodaśā -
  • trayodaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trayodaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trayodaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    trayodaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trayodaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgulam -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āyatam -
  • āyatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āyat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    āyata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āyata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āyatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “grīvāyāṃ madhyamaṃ bhāgaṃ kakudbhāgātkramonnatiḥ
  • grīvāyām -
  • grīvā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • madhyamam -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāgam -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kakud -
  • kakud (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • bhāgāt -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kramo -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kramu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kram (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • unnatiḥ -
  • unnati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 15.47

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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