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.

चतुर्मुखं चतुर्बाहुं सर्वाभरण बूषितम् ।
अभयं दक्षिणं हस्तं वाममूरुप्रतिष्ठितम् ॥ २९ ॥

caturmukhaṃ caturbāhuṃ sarvābharaṇa būṣitam |
abhayaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ hastaṃ vāmamūrupratiṣṭhitam || 29 ||

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

He had four faces and four arms and was adorned with all kinds of ornaments. The right hand of fearlessness is placed on the left thigh.

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

Caturmukha, Caturbahu, Saru, Sarva, Abharana, Abhaya, Dakshina, Hasta, Vamam, Vama, Urupratishthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 10.29). 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: “caturmukhaṃ caturbāhuṃ sarvābharaṇa būṣitam
  • caturmukham -
  • caturmukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturmukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturmukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • caturbāhum -
  • caturbāhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    caturbāhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarvā -
  • saru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    saru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ābharaṇa -
  • ābharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse būṣitam
  • Line 2: “abhayaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ hastaṃ vāmamūrupratiṣṭhitam
  • abhayam -
  • abhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhī (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • dakṣiṇam -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hastam -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāmam -
  • vāmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ūrupratiṣṭhitam -
  • ūrupratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrupratiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 10.29

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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