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.

श्रोणिभागादधस्तेन शेषयेद्वंशदण्डकम् ।
ऊरुदण्डालयं सप्तविंशदङ्गुलमुच्यते ॥ ६८ ॥

śroṇibhāgādadhastena śeṣayedvaṃśadaṇḍakam |
ūrudaṇḍālayaṃ saptaviṃśadaṅgulamucyate || 68 ||

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

With the lower part of the hip, rest the stem of the family. The length of the thighs is twenty-seven fingers.

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

Shroni, Bhaga, Adhah, Adhas, Tad, Tena, Vamsha, Dandaka, Danda, Alaya, Saptavimsha, Gula, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.68). 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: “śroṇibhāgādadhastena śeṣayedvaṃśadaṇḍakam
  • śroṇi -
  • śroṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śroṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • bhāgād -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • adhas -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • śeṣayed -
  • śiṣ (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
    śiṣ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • vaṃśa -
  • vaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daṇḍakam -
  • daṇḍaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṇḍakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    daṇḍaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ūrudaṇḍālayaṃ saptaviṃśadaṅgulamucyate
  • ūru -
  • ūru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • daṇḍā -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alayam -
  • alaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    lay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • saptaviṃśa -
  • saptaviṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptaviṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daṅ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • gulam -
  • gula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ucyate -
  • 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 8.68

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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