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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 23.8
अराष्षोडश उद्दिष्टाश्चक्रस्यैव तु मध्यमे ।
कूर्मं वाप्यथ सिंहं वा पद्मं वाप्यथ कालयेत् ॥ ८ ॥
arāṣṣoḍaśa uddiṣṭāścakrasyaiva tu madhyame |
kūrmaṃ vāpyatha siṃhaṃ vā padmaṃ vāpyatha kālayet || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The sixteen aras are indicated in the middle of the wheel itself. One should kill a tortoise, a lion or a lotus flower.
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 (23.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ara, Shodasha, Uddishta, Cakra, Madhyama, Kurma, Vapi, Vapin, Vapya, Atha, Simha, Padma,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “arāṣṣoḍaśa uddiṣṭāścakrasyaiva tu madhyame ”
- arāṣ -
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ara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]arā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√rā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]√rās (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- ṣoḍaśa*u -
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ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ud -
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- uddiṣṭāś -
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uddiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]uddiṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- cakrasyai -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]cakra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- madhyame -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhyama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “kūrmaṃ vāpyatha siṃhaṃ vā padmaṃ vāpyatha kālayet ”
- kūrmam -
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kūrma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vāpya -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vap]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- siṃham -
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siṃha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]siṃhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- padmam -
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padma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]padma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]padmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vāpya -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vap]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kālayet -
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√kal (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 23.8
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!