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.

बाला च युवती वृद्धाज्ञातव्या लक्षणान्विता ।
स्निग्धा मृद्वी नता चैव बाला क्षीरस्वरातथा ॥ ४४ ॥

bālā ca yuvatī vṛddhājñātavyā lakṣaṇānvitā |
snigdhā mṛdvī natā caiva bālā kṣīrasvarātathā || 44 ||

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

The child, young woman and the old man should be recognized for their characteristics. She was smooth soft and bowed down and young and had a milky voice.

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

Bala, Yuvat, Yuvati, Vriddhajna, Tavya, Lakshananvita, Snigdha, Mridvi, Nat, Nata, Kshira, Svara, Atha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 7.44). 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: “bālā ca yuvatī vṛddhājñātavyā lakṣaṇānvitā
  • bālā -
  • bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuvatī -
  • yuvatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    yuvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuvati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yu -> yuvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √yu class 6 verb]
    yu -> yuvatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb]
  • vṛddhājñā -
  • vṛddhājñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tavyā* -
  • tavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tu -> tavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √tu class 2 verb]
    tu -> tavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √tu class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √tu class 2 verb]
  • lakṣaṇānvitā -
  • lakṣaṇānvitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “snigdhā mṛdvī natā caiva bālā kṣīrasvarātathā
  • snigdhā* -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    snigdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 4 verb]
    snih -> snigdhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √snih class 4 verb]
  • mṛdvī -
  • mṛdvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • natā -
  • nat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    nat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    natā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nam -> natā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √nam class 1 verb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • bālā -
  • bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣīra -
  • kṣīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svarāt -
  • svara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    svara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 7.44

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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