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.

षडङ्गुलं क्रमात्कुर्यान्न्यूनप्राकारकंविदुः ।
जलनिर्याणमार्गं स्यात्पदान्ते तटकेऽपिवा ॥ ३६ ॥

ṣaḍaṅgulaṃ kramātkuryānnyūnaprākārakaṃviduḥ |
jalaniryāṇamārgaṃ syātpadānte taṭake'pivā || 36 ||

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

They know that the lower wall should be made six fingers in order. There should be a water drainage path at the end of the footpath or on the bank.

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

Shadangula, Kramat, Krama, Nyuna, Prakara, Kah, Vidu, Vidus, Jalat, Irin, Irya, Arga, Syat, Sya, Padanta, Tataka, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 6.36). 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: “ṣaḍaṅgulaṃ kramātkuryānnyūnaprākārakaṃviduḥ
  • ṣaḍaṅgulam -
  • ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kuryān -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • nyūna -
  • nyūna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nyūna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prākāra -
  • prākāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṃ -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • viduḥ -
  • vidus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “jalaniryāṇamārgaṃ syātpadānte taṭake'pivā
  • jalan -
  • jal -> jalat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jal class 1 verb]
  • iryā -
  • irin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    irin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    irya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    irya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ir -> irya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ir]
    iryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āṇam -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • argam -
  • arga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • padānte -
  • padānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    padānta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    padāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • taṭake' -
  • taṭaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 6.36

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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