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.

बिंबाध्यर्धप्रमाणेन शय्यावेदिं प्रकल्पयेत् ।
तिलतण्डुलधान्यैश्च धान्यपीठं प्रकल्प्य च ॥ ५९ ॥

biṃbādhyardhapramāṇena śayyāvediṃ prakalpayet |
tilataṇḍuladhānyaiśca dhānyapīṭhaṃ prakalpya ca || 59 ||

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

A bed altar should be arranged half the size of the image. He prepared a platform for grain with sesame seeds, rice and other grains.

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

Bimba, Adhyardha, Pramana, Shayya, Shayi, Avedi, Pra, Tila, Tandula, Dhanya, Pitha, Prakalpya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 32.59). 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: “biṃbādhyardhapramāṇena śayyāvediṃ prakalpayet
  • bimbā -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bimbā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhyardha -
  • adhyardha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhyardha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramāṇena -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śayyā -
  • śī -> śayya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śī]
    śī -> śayya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śī]
    śayyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śayi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • avedim -
  • avedi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    avedi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kalpayet -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “tilataṇḍuladhānyaiśca dhānyapīṭhaṃ prakalpya ca
  • tila -
  • tila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    til (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • taṇḍula -
  • taṇḍula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhānyaiś -
  • dhānya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dhānya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhānya -
  • dhānya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhānya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīṭham -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prakalpya -
  • prakalpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prakalpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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 32.59

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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