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.

अष्टाङ्गं सर्मतोभद्रं चित्रशिल्पं तथैव च ।
महापद्मं च वृत्तं च चतुर्मुखविमानकम् ॥ २४ ॥

aṣṭāṅgaṃ sarmatobhadraṃ citraśilpaṃ tathaiva ca |
mahāpadmaṃ ca vṛttaṃ ca caturmukhavimānakam || 24 ||

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

The eight-part Sarmatobhadra is also known as Chitrashilpa. The great lotus flower is circular and has four faces.

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

Ashtanga, Sarma, Sarman, Tobhat, Citra, Shilpa, Tatha, Mahapadma, Vritta, Caturmukha, Vimanaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 9.24). 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: “aṣṭāṅgaṃ sarmatobhadraṃ citraśilpaṃ tathaiva ca
  • aṣṭāṅgam -
  • aṣṭāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṣṭāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aṣṭāṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarma -
  • sarma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tobhad -
  • tubh -> tobhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tubh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tubh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tubh class 1 verb]
  • ram -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • citra -
  • citra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    citra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śilpam -
  • śilpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śilpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śilpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “mahāpadmaṃ ca vṛttaṃ ca caturmukhavimānakam
  • mahāpadmam -
  • mahāpadma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāpadmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttam -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caturmukha -
  • caturmukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturmukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vimānakam -
  • vimānaka (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 9.24

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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