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.

आद्वादशतलादेवमुत्सेधन्तुविधीयते ।
प्राङ्मुखोदङ्मुखैस्सूत्रैः पदङ्कुर्यात्तुषोढशम् ॥ १४ ॥

ādvādaśatalādevamutsedhantuvidhīyate |
prāṅmukhodaṅmukhaissūtraiḥ padaṅkuryāttuṣoḍhaśam || 14 ||

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

It is prescribed to raise the elevation from the twelfth floor. With threads facing east and north one should make sixteen steps.

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

Dashatala, Eva, Mud, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata, Pranmukha, Udanmukha, Sutra, Pat, Ankurin, Tusha, Udha, Sha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 5.14). 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: “ādvādaśatalādevamutsedhantuvidhīyate
  • ādvā -
  • daśatalād -
  • daśatala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    daśatala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mut -
  • mud (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • sedhantu -
  • sidh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • vidhī -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iyate -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • Line 2: “prāṅmukhodaṅmukhaissūtraiḥ padaṅkuryāttuṣoḍhaśam
  • prāṅmukho -
  • prāṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṅmukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṅmukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udaṅmukhais -
  • udaṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    udaṅmukha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sūtraiḥ -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pad -
  • pat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aṅkuryā -
  • aṅkurin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    aṅkurin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tuṣo -
  • tuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uḍha -
  • uḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śam -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śa (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 5.14

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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