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.

तयोर्मानं समुद्दिष्टं पञ्चांगुलमिति स्मृतम् ।
दण्डमध्येन कुर्यात्तद्दण्डमूले षडङ्गुलम् ॥ ३१ ॥

tayormānaṃ samuddiṣṭaṃ pañcāṃgulamiti smṛtam |
daṇḍamadhyena kuryāttaddaṇḍamūle ṣaḍaṅgulam || 31 ||

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

The measurement of the two is five fingers, as indicated. With the middle of the rod one should place a six-inch hole at the base of the rod.

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

Tad, Mana, Samuddishta, Pancangula, Iti, Smrita, Dandamadhya, Tat, Danda, Mula, Shadangula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 23.31). 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: “tayormānaṃ samuddiṣṭaṃ pañcāṃgulamiti smṛtam
  • tayor -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • samuddiṣṭam -
  • samuddiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samuddiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samuddiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pañcāṅgulam -
  • pañcāṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pañcāṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañcāṅgulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “daṇḍamadhyena kuryāttaddaṇḍamūle ṣaḍaṅgulam
  • daṇḍamadhyena -
  • daṇḍamadhya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    daṇḍamadhya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • daṇḍa -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūle -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mūl (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • ṣaḍaṅgulam -
  • ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 23.31

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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