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.

वायुःप्राणेषु विज्ञेयस्साध्याश्चांगुलयःस्मृताः ।
ऋषयो रोमकूपेषु सागरा वस्तिगोचराः ॥ १७२ ॥

vāyuḥprāṇeṣu vijñeyassādhyāścāṃgulayaḥsmṛtāḥ |
ṛṣayo romakūpeṣu sāgarā vastigocarāḥ || 172 ||

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

The air is to be understood in the life-force and the fingers are to be understood as the means. The sages are in the hair follicles and the oceans are visible in the feces.

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

Vayu, Prana, Vijneya, Sadhya, Anguli, Angulaya, Smrita, Smrito, Rishi, Romakupa, Sagara, Vasti, Gocara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.172). 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: “vāyuḥprāṇeṣu vijñeyassādhyāścāṃgulayaḥsmṛtāḥ
  • vāyuḥ -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • prāṇeṣu -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vijñeyas -
  • vijñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sādhyāś -
  • sādhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sādhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sādh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh], [vocative plural from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh], [vocative plural from √sidh], [accusative plural from √sidh]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgulayaḥ -
  • aṅguli (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aṅgulaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtāḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “ṛṣayo romakūpeṣu sāgarā vastigocarāḥ
  • ṛṣayo* -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • romakūpeṣu -
  • romakūpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • sāgarā* -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sāgarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vasti -
  • vasti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vasti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vastī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • gocarāḥ -
  • gocara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gocarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.172

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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