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.

कच्छांशोनं कराकारं कटिदण्डायतं मतम् ।
ऊरुतारं तु तुर्यांशा दूरुदण्डविशालकम् ॥ १०१ ॥

kacchāṃśonaṃ karākāraṃ kaṭidaṇḍāyataṃ matam |
ūrutāraṃ tu turyāṃśā dūrudaṇḍaviśālakam || 101 ||

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

The shorts are considered to be in the shape of a hand and the length of a waistband. The thigh wire was a quarter of a foot long and wide.

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

Kaccha, Shona, Kara, Akara, Kati, Katin, Danda, Tap, Mata, Tara, Turi, Turya, Sha, Shas, Uru, Vishalaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.101). 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: “kacchāṃśonaṃ karākāraṃ kaṭidaṇḍāyataṃ matam
  • kacchāṃ -
  • kacchā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śonam -
  • śona (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śona (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karā -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akāram -
  • akāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • daṇḍāya -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “ūrutāraṃ tu turyāṃśā dūrudaṇḍaviśālakam
  • ūru -
  • ūru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tāram -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • turyāṃ -
  • turi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    turī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    turyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śā* -
  • śās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • uru -
  • uru (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    uru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • daṇḍa -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśālakam -
  • viśālaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.101

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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