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.

एवं कृष्णं प्रकुर्वीत लीलामानुषविग्रहम् ।
चतुर्मूर्तिक्रमश्चैषां वासाधिकरणोक्तवत् ॥ ६९ ॥

evaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ prakurvīta līlāmānuṣavigraham |
caturmūrtikramaścaiṣāṃ vāsādhikaraṇoktavat || 69 ||

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

In this way, one should make Kṛṣṇa playfully assume the form of a human being. The order of the four idols is as described in the order of their dwelling.

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

Evam, Eva, Krishna, Pra, Lilamanushavigraha, Caturmurti, Krama, Idam, Vasa, Adhikarana, Uktavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 16.69). 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: “evaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ prakurvīta līlāmānuṣavigraham
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛṣṇam -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kurvīta -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative middle third single]
  • līlāmānuṣavigraham -
  • līlāmānuṣavigraha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    līlāmānuṣavigraha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    līlāmānuṣavigrahā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “caturmūrtikramaścaiṣāṃ vāsādhikaraṇoktavat
  • caturmūrti -
  • caturmūrti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    caturmūrti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    caturmūrti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kramaś -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vāsā -
  • vāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhikaraṇo -
  • adhikaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhikaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhikaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uktavat -
  • uktavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    uktavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> uktavat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 16.69

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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