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.

एकदंष्ट्रं चतुर्बाहुं वग्रतुण्डं स्मरेद्बुधः ।
पीतांबरे तं श्यामाभं खड्गखेटकधारिणम् ॥ ३७ ॥

ekadaṃṣṭraṃ caturbāhuṃ vagratuṇḍaṃ smaredbudhaḥ |
pītāṃbare taṃ śyāmābhaṃ khaḍgakheṭakadhāriṇam || 37 ||

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

The Buddha should remember the one-toothed, four-armed, pointed-beaked Lord. He was dressed in yellow and dark-skinned and carried a sword and club.

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

Ekadamshtra, Caturbahu, Agra, Tunda, Budha, Budh, Pitambara, Shyama, Abha, Khadgakhetaka, Dharin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 10.37). 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: “ekadaṃṣṭraṃ caturbāhuṃ vagratuṇḍaṃ smaredbudhaḥ
  • ekadaṃṣṭram -
  • ekadaṃṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • caturbāhum -
  • caturbāhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    caturbāhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agra -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tuṇḍam -
  • tuṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tuṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tuṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • smared -
  • smṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • budhaḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    budh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    budh (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “pītāṃbare taṃ śyāmābhaṃ khaḍgakheṭakadhāriṇam
  • pītāmbare -
  • pītāmbara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pītāmbara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pītāmbarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śyāmā -
  • śyāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śyāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śyāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • ābham -
  • ābhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ābha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • khaḍgakheṭaka -
  • khaḍgakheṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khaḍgakheṭaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhāriṇam -
  • dhārin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 10.37

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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