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 17.1

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अथ वक्ष्ये विशेषेण केशवादिविनिर्णयम् ।
केशवं तु प्रकुर्वीत सौम्यरूपं चतुर्भुजम् ॥ १ ॥

atha vakṣye viśeṣeṇa keśavādivinirṇayam |
keśavaṃ tu prakurvīta saumyarūpaṃ caturbhujam || 1 ||

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

I shall now describe in detail the decision of Keśava and others. One should worship Lord Keśava in a gentle form with four arms.
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 (17.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Vakshya, Vishesha, Keshavadi, Vinirnaya, Keshava, Pra, Saumyarupa, 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 17.1). 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: “atha vakṣye viśeṣeṇa keśavādivinirṇayam ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vakṣye -
√vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ]

√vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ], [locative single from √vakṣ]

√vakṣ -> vakṣyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative single from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ]

√vah (verb class 1)

[future middle first single]

√vakṣ (verb class 1)

[present passive first single]

√vakṣ (verb class 0)

[present passive first single]
viśeṣeṇa -
viśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

viśeṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
keśavādi -
keśavādi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

keśavādi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

keśavādi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vinirṇayam -
vinirṇaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “keśavaṃ tu prakurvīta saumyarūpaṃ caturbhujam ”
keśavam -
keśava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

keśava (noun, neuter)

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

keśavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
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]
saumyarūpam -
saumyarūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saumyarūpa (noun, neuter)

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

saumyarūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
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 17.1

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