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.

अष्टषट्चतुरंशास्स्यु रितरेषांयथाक्रमम् ।
एवमायामयोगस्तु प्रत्यङ्गस्यैवकल्पयेत् ॥ १७ ॥

aṣṭaṣaṭcaturaṃśāssyu ritareṣāṃyathākramam |
evamāyāmayogastu pratyaṅgasyaivakalpayet || 17 ||

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

The others should be eight, six, four and five in order. Thus, the yoga of the illusory energy should be performed on the opposite side of the body.

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

Ashta, Ashtan, Shat, Shash, Caturam, Catur, Catura, Sha, Shas, Syu, Rita, Resh, Resha, Yatha, Akramam, Akrama, Evam, Eva, Ayama, Yoga, Yogas, Pratyanga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 3.17). 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: “aṣṭaṣaṭcaturaṃśāssyu ritareṣāṃyathākramam
  • aṣṭa -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
  • ṣaṭ -
  • ṣaṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • caturaṃ -
  • caturam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    catura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    catura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    catur (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śās -
  • śās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syu -
  • syū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • rita -
  • rita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • reṣāṃ -
  • reṣ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    reṣ (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    reṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • akramam -
  • akramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kram (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]
    kram (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first single]
  • Line 2: “evamāyāmayogastu pratyaṅgasyaivakalpayet
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āyāma -
  • āyāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yogas -
  • yogas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pratyaṅgasyai -
  • pratyaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pratyaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kalpayet -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 3.17

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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