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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 19.92
उत्तमं षोडशाङ्गुल्यं मध्यमं द्वादशांगुलम् ।
अष्टांगुलं तदधमं यथाशक्ति च कारयेत् ॥ ९२ ॥
uttamaṃ ṣoḍaśāṅgulyaṃ madhyamaṃ dvādaśāṃgulam |
aṣṭāṃgulaṃ tadadhamaṃ yathāśakti ca kārayet || 92 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The best one is sixteen fingers long and the middle one is twelve fingers long. The lower part of the body should be eight fingers long and as much as possible.
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 (19.92). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Uttamam, Uttama, Shodasha, Shodashan, Anguli, Madhyama, Dvadashangula, Ashtangula, Tada, Dhama, Yatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 19.92). 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: “uttamaṃ ṣoḍaśāṅgulyaṃ madhyamaṃ dvādaśāṃgulam ”
- uttamam -
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uttamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṣoḍaśā -
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ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aṅgulya -
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aṅguli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṅgulī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- madhyamam -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madhyama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madhyamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dvādaśāṅgulam -
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dvādaśāṅgula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvādaśāṅgula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dvādaśāṅgulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “aṣṭāṃgulaṃ tadadhamaṃ yathāśakti ca kārayet ”
- aṣṭāṅgulam -
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aṣṭāṅgula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṣṭāṅgula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tada -
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tada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhamam -
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dhama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aśakti -
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aśakti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kārayet -
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√kṛ (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 19.92
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!