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.

त्रिणतं श्यामलाङ्गं च द्विभुजं रक्तवाससम् ।
चतुर्भुजं वा कुर्वीत शङ्खचक्रधरं परम् ॥ १७ ॥

triṇataṃ śyāmalāṅgaṃ ca dvibhujaṃ raktavāsasam |
caturbhujaṃ vā kurvīta śaṅkhacakradharaṃ param || 17 ||

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

He was three-faced, dark-skinned, two-armed, and dressed in red. One should make a four-armed deity bearing a conchshell and disc.

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

Trinata, Shyamala, Anga, Dvibhuja, Raktavasas, Caturbhuja, Shankha, Cakradhara, Param, Para,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 16.17). 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: “triṇataṃ śyāmalāṅgaṃ ca dvibhujaṃ raktavāsasam
  • triṇatam -
  • triṇata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    triṇata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    triṇatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śyāmalā -
  • śyāmala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śyāmala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śyāmalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgam -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvibhujam -
  • dvibhuja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvibhuja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvibhujā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • raktavāsasam -
  • raktavāsasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    raktavāsas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “caturbhujaṃ kurvīta śaṅkhacakradharaṃ param
  • caturbhujam -
  • caturbhuja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturbhuja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturbhujā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kurvīta -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative middle third single]
  • śaṅkha -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakradharam -
  • cakradhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakradhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cakradharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 16.17

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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