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.

विस्तारितांगाश्शुष्यन्ति तिष्ठन्त्यब्दशतं नराः ।
हस्तपादललाटेषु कीलिता लोहशङ्कुभिः ॥ १२९ ॥

vistāritāṃgāśśuṣyanti tiṣṭhantyabdaśataṃ narāḥ |
hastapādalalāṭeṣu kīlitā lohaśaṅkubhiḥ || 129 ||

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

Men with extended limbs dry up and stay there for a hundred years. They were nailed to the hands, feet and foreheads with iron cones.

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

Vistarita, Anga, Shushyat, Shushyanti, Tishthat, Tishthanti, Abdashata, Nara, Hastapada, Lalata, Kilita, Lohashanku,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.129). 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: “vistāritāṃgāśśuṣyanti tiṣṭhantyabdaśataṃ narāḥ
  • vistāritā -
  • vistārita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vistārita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vistāritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgāś -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śuṣyanti -
  • śuṣ -> śuṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb]
    śuṣ -> śuṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]
    śuṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • tiṣṭhantya -
  • tiṣṭhantī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • abdaśatam -
  • abdaśata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • narāḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “hastapādalalāṭeṣu kīlitā lohaśaṅkubhiḥ
  • hastapāda -
  • hastapāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lalāṭeṣu -
  • lalāṭa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • kīlitā* -
  • kīlita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kīlitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kīl -> kīlita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kīl class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kīl class 1 verb]
    kīl -> kīlitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kīl class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kīl class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kīl class 1 verb]
  • lohaśaṅkubhiḥ -
  • lohaśaṅku (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.129

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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