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.

उष्णीषं मातृकं शूलं स्थानादीनां सनातनम् ।
स्थानासनशयानानां चतुरश्राष्टवर्तुलम् ॥ ५६ ॥

uṣṇīṣaṃ mātṛkaṃ śūlaṃ sthānādīnāṃ sanātanam |
sthānāsanaśayānānāṃ caturaśrāṣṭavartulam || 56 ||

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

Uṣṇīṣa is the mother’s trident, and it is the eternal source of places and other things. There were four or eight circles of places, seats and beds.

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

Ushnisha, Matrika, Shula, Sthana, Sanatana, Sthanasana, Shayana, Caturashra, Vartula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.56). 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: “uṣṇīṣaṃ mātṛkaṃ śūlaṃ sthānādīnāṃ sanātanam
  • uṣṇīṣam -
  • uṣṇīṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uṣṇīṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uṣṇīṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mātṛkam -
  • mātṛka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mātṛka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mātṛkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śūlam -
  • śūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sthānād -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īnām -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sanātanam -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sanātana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sthānāsanaśayānānāṃ caturaśrāṣṭavartulam
  • sthānāsana -
  • sthānāsana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śayānānām -
  • śayāna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śayāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śayānā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śī class 2 verb]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śī class 2 verb]
    śī -> śayānā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √śī class 2 verb]
  • caturaśrāṣ -
  • caturaśra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    caturaśrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vartulam -
  • vartula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vartula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vartulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.56

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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