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.

पञ्चतालं चतुस्तालं त्रितालं विस्तृतं क्रमात् ।
अग्रं पादं विदित्वा तु मुखं पृष्ठं तथैव च ॥ ५० ॥

pañcatālaṃ catustālaṃ tritālaṃ vistṛtaṃ kramāt |
agraṃ pādaṃ viditvā tu mukhaṃ pṛṣṭhaṃ tathaiva ca || 50 ||

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

The five talas, four talas and three talas are extended in this order. Know the front legs, the face and the back.

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

Pancatala, Catustala, Tritala, Vistritam, Vistrita, Kramat, Krama, Agram, Agra, Pada, Mukha, Prishtha, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 24.50). 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: “pañcatālaṃ catustālaṃ tritālaṃ vistṛtaṃ kramāt
  • pañcatālam -
  • pañcatāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pañcatāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • catustālam -
  • catustāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tritālam -
  • tritāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tritāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vistṛtam -
  • vistṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vistṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vistṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vistṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “agraṃ pādaṃ viditvā tu mukhaṃ pṛṣṭhaṃ tathaiva ca
  • agram -
  • agram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pādam -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • viditvā -
  • vid -> viditvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vid]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mukham -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pṛṣṭham -
  • pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 24.50

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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