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.

उत्तमं षोडशं हस्तं मध्यमं तिथिहस्तकम् ।
अधमं चतुर्दशं हस्तं त्रिविधं वस्त्रमुच्यते ॥ ४९ ॥

uttamaṃ ṣoḍaśaṃ hastaṃ madhyamaṃ tithihastakam |
adhamaṃ caturdaśaṃ hastaṃ trividhaṃ vastramucyate || 49 ||

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

The best sixteenth hand is the middle hand of the date. The lower fourteenth hand is called the threefold garment.

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

Uttamam, Uttama, Shodasha, Hasta, Madhyama, Tithi, Hastaka, Adhama, Caturdasha, Trividha, Vastra, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 24.49). 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 ṣoḍaśaṃ hastaṃ madhyamaṃ tithihastakam
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṣoḍaśam -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • hastam -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • madhyamam -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tithi -
  • tithī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • hastakam -
  • hastaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “adhamaṃ caturdaśaṃ hastaṃ trividhaṃ vastramucyate
  • adhamam -
  • adhama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dham (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • caturdaśam -
  • caturdaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturdaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturdaśan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    caturdaśan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • hastam -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • trividham -
  • trividha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trividha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trividhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vastram -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vastrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 24.49

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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