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 25.59

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वेद्या मधस्तात्पूर्वेतु वीशं वै पश्चिमामुखम् ।
सन्न्यस्य दक्षिणे पश्चाच्चक्रं चैवोत्तरामुखम् ॥ ५९ ॥

vedyā madhastātpūrvetu vīśaṃ vai paścimāmukham |
sannyasya dakṣiṇe paścāccakraṃ caivottarāmukham || 59 ||

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

The altar should face east from the middle, and the altar should face west. Placing the wheel on the right side and the north face on 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 (25.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vedi, Vedya, Dha, Tat, Puru, Purva, Visha, Pashcimamukha, Sanni, Idam, Dakshine, Dakshina, Pashcat, Pashca, Cakra, Uttaramukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 25.59). 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: “vedyā madhastātpūrvetu vīśaṃ vai paścimāmukham ”
vedyā* -
vedi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vedī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vedya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vedyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vid], [vocative plural from √vid]

√vid -> vedyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vid], [vocative plural from √vid], [accusative plural from √vid]

√vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vid class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 6 verb]

√vid -> vedyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vid class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 6 verb]

√vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [nominative plural from √vid], [vocative plural from √vid]

√vid -> vedyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [nominative plural from √vid], [vocative plural from √vid], [accusative plural from √vid]
ma -
ma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhas -
dha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dhā (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
tāt -
tāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
pūrve -
pūru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

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

pūrvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
etu -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
vīśam -
vīśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
paścimāmukham -
paścimāmukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paścimāmukha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “sannyasya dakṣiṇe paścāccakraṃ caivottarāmukham ”
sannya -
sanni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
dakṣiṇe -
dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)

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

dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
paścāc -
paścāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

paśca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

paśca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
cakram -
cakra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cakra (noun, neuter)

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

cakrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aivo -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
uttarāmukham -
uttarāmukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttarāmukha (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 25.59

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