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.

वक्षोदण्डस्यमूलाग्रे शिखा सूदस्रदायतम् ।
कालाङ्गुलकलातारं कलार्धविपुलं मतम् ॥ ६४ ॥

vakṣodaṇḍasyamūlāgre śikhā sūdasradāyatam |
kālāṅgulakalātāraṃ kalārdhavipulaṃ matam || 64 ||

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

At the base of the chest rod, the crest is as long as a thread. It is considered to be the star of the black finger and half the width of the black finger.

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

Vakshas, Vakshu, Vaksha, Danda, Mulagra, Shikha, Suda, Sras, Ayatam, Ayata, Kala, Angula, Ara, Ardha, Vipula, Mata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.64). 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: “vakṣodaṇḍasyamūlāgre śikhā sūdasradāyatam
  • vakṣo -
  • vakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daṇḍasya -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • mūlāgre -
  • mūlāgra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mūlāgra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śikhā -
  • śikhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sūda -
  • sūda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūd (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • srad -
  • sras (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sras (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āyatam -
  • āyatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āyat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    āyata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āyata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āyatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kālāṅgulakalātāraṃ kalārdhavipulaṃ matam
  • kālā -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgula -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalāt -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āram -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active first single]
    (verb class 5)
    [aorist active first single]
  • kalā -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ardha -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vipulam -
  • vipula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vipula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vipulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • matam -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    matā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.64

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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