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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.
Verse 7.14
अष्टधा धातुजं प्रोक्तं दारुजं षोडशोच्यते ।
मृण्मयं द्विविधं प्रोक्तं क्रमाल्लक्षणमुच्यते ॥ १४ ॥
aṣṭadhā dhātujaṃ proktaṃ dārujaṃ ṣoḍaśocyate |
mṛṇmayaṃ dvividhaṃ proktaṃ kramāllakṣaṇamucyate || 14 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
There are eight kinds of metals, and sixteen kinds of wood. There are two kinds of clay, and these are described in order of their characteristics.
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 (7.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashtadha, Dhatuja, Prokta, Daruja, Shodasha, Shodashan, Ucyat, Mrinmaya, Dvividha, Kramat, Krama, Lakshana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “aṣṭadhā dhātujaṃ proktaṃ dārujaṃ ṣoḍaśocyate ”
- aṣṭadhā -
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aṣṭadhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dhātujam -
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dhātuja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhātuja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhātujā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- proktam -
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prokta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prokta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]proktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dārujam -
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dāruja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāruja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dārujā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṣoḍaśo -
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ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “mṛṇmayaṃ dvividhaṃ proktaṃ kramāllakṣaṇamucyate ”
- mṛṇmayam -
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mṛṇmaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mṛṇmaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dvividham -
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dvividha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvividha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dvividhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- proktam -
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prokta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prokta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]proktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kramāl -
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kramāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]krama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- lakṣaṇam -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 7.14
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!