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.

चतुरश्रं सुवृत्तं चत्रिकोणं धनुराकृति ।
दण्डाकारं च पद्माभं वस्वश्रं समवृत्तकम् ॥ १९ ॥

caturaśraṃ suvṛttaṃ catrikoṇaṃ dhanurākṛti |
daṇḍākāraṃ ca padmābhaṃ vasvaśraṃ samavṛttakam || 19 ||

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

It is four-sided, well-rounded, and shaped like a bow with four corners. It was in the shape of a rod and resembled a lotus flower.

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

Caturashra, Suvritta, Trikona, Dhanurakriti, Danda, Akara, Padmabha, Vasu, Ashra, Samavritta, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 10.19). 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: “caturaśraṃ suvṛttaṃ catrikoṇaṃ dhanurākṛti
  • caturaśram -
  • caturaśra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturaśra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturaśrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • suvṛttam -
  • suvṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suvṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suvṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trikoṇam -
  • trikoṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trikoṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trikoṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhanurākṛti -
  • dhanurākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhanurākṛti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanurākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 2: “daṇḍākāraṃ ca padmābhaṃ vasvaśraṃ samavṛttakam
  • daṇḍā -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akāram -
  • akāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • padmābham -
  • padmābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    padmābha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vasva -
  • vasu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vasu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vasu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vasū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • aśram -
  • aśra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samavṛtta -
  • samavṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samavṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 10.19

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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