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 22.13

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हस्तमात्रं तथायामे प्रोक्षणार्थं तु कूर्चकम् ।
मार्जनार्थन्तु कूर्चं च षडङ्गुलमिति स्मृतम् ॥ १३ ॥

hastamātraṃ tathāyāme prokṣaṇārthaṃ tu kūrcakam |
mārjanārthantu kūrcaṃ ca ṣaḍaṅgulamiti smṛtam || 13 ||

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

Only a handful of them should be used for sprinkling. The six-fingered wooden spoon is used for wiping the body.
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 (22.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hasta, Atra, Tatha, Ama, Prokshana, Artha, Kurcaka, Marjana, Kurca, Shadangula, Iti, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 22.13). 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: “hastamātraṃ tathāyāme prokṣaṇārthaṃ tu kūrcakam ”
hastam -
hasta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hasta (noun, neuter)

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

hastā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātram -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tathāyā -
tatha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
ame -
ama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ama (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

amā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
prokṣaṇā -
prokṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kūrcakam -
kūrcaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kūrcaka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “mārjanārthantu kūrcaṃ ca ṣaḍaṅgulamiti smṛtam ”
mārjanā -
mārjana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mārjana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mārjanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arthantu -
√arth (verb class 1)

[imperative active third plural]
kūrcam -
kūrca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kūrca (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]
ṣaḍaṅgulam -
ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
smṛtam -
smṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

smṛta (noun, neuter)

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

smṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 22.13

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