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.

देवमानुषयार्मध्ये वाऽसनं संप्रकल्पयेत् ।
किं चिद्दैविकसंयुक्ते मानुषे शयनं स्मृतम् ॥ १०८ ॥

devamānuṣayārmadhye vā'sanaṃ saṃprakalpayet |
kiṃ ciddaivikasaṃyukte mānuṣe śayanaṃ smṛtam || 108 ||

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

One should arrange a seat in the middle of a deity or a human being. What is the bed of a human being who is united with the divine?

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

Deva, Anu, Sha, Arma, Arman, Dhya, Asana, Kim, Cit, Daivika, Samyukta, Manusha, Shayana, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.108). 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: “devamānuṣayārmadhye vā'sanaṃ saṃprakalpayet
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • ānu -
  • ānu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ānu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ānu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ṣayā -
  • ṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • arma -
  • arma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dhye -
  • dhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vā' -
  • asanam -
  • asana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    san (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • sampra -
  • sampra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kalpayet -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “kiṃ ciddaivikasaṃyukte mānuṣe śayanaṃ smṛtam
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • daivika -
  • daivika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daivika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃyukte -
  • saṃyukta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃyukta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṃyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mānuṣe -
  • mānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mānuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śayanam -
  • śayana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śayana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śayanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.108

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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