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.

अधमं मध्यमं श्रेष्ठं त्रिधा पैशाचपीठकम् ।
सप्तविंशतिभागैश्च सममेवं समुन्नतम् ॥ ४६ ॥

adhamaṃ madhyamaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ tridhā paiśācapīṭhakam |
saptaviṃśatibhāgaiśca samamevaṃ samunnatam || 46 ||

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

The lowest, middle and highest are the three types of devil’s seat. It was thus equally elevated by twenty-seven parts.

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

Adhama, Madhyama, Shreshtha, Tridha, Paishaca, Pithaka, Bhaga, Samam, Sama, Evam, Eva, Samunnata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 6.46). 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: “adhamaṃ madhyamaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ tridhā paiśācapīṭhakam
  • adhamam -
  • adhama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dham (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • madhyamam -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śreṣṭham -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tridhā -
  • tridhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • paiśāca -
  • paiśāca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paiśāca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīṭhakam -
  • pīṭhaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “saptaviṃśatibhāgaiśca samamevaṃ samunnatam
  • saptaviṃśati -
  • saptaviṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhāgaiś -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • samunnatam -
  • samunnata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samunnata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samunnatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 6.46

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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