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.

कटिदण्डशिखाह्यूरु दण्डमूलशिखानि च ।
आसने शयने चैव जानुसन्धिः प्रशस्यते ॥ ८९ ॥

kaṭidaṇḍaśikhāhyūru daṇḍamūlaśikhāni ca |
āsane śayane caiva jānusandhiḥ praśasyate || 89 ||

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

The waist, the tips of the rods, the thighs, the roots of the rods and the tips of the rods. The knee joint is recommended when sitting and lying down.

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

Kati, Katin, Danda, Shikha, Ahi, Mula, Ani, Asana, Shayana, Janusandhi, Prashasyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.89). 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: “kaṭidaṇḍaśikhāhyūru daṇḍamūlaśikhāni ca
  • kaṭi -
  • kaṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kaṭī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kaṭin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kaṭin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • daṇḍa -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śikhā -
  • śikha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śikhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahyū -
  • ahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ahī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ahī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ūru -
  • ūru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • daṇḍa -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūla -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śikhā -
  • śikha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śikhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ani -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “āsane śayane caiva jānusandhiḥ praśasyate
  • āsane -
  • āsana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śayane -
  • śayana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śayana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śayanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • jānusandhiḥ -
  • jānusandhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • praśasyate -
  • praśasyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.89

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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