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.

अथाष्टमङ्गलं वक्ष्येद्वितालायतमेव च ।
प्रादेशविस्तृतं कुर्यात् षडङ्गुल मथापि वा ॥ १९ ॥

athāṣṭamaṅgalaṃ vakṣyedvitālāyatameva ca |
prādeśavistṛtaṃ kuryāt ṣaḍaṅgula mathāpi vā || 19 ||

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

Then one should chant the eight auspicious mantras, which are two in length. The width of the area should be six fingers or more.

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

Atha, Ashtamangala, Vakshya, Dvitala, Tama, Tami, Iva, Pradesha, Vistritam, Vistrita, Shadangula, Matha, Mathin, Math, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 11.19). 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: “athāṣṭamaṅgalaṃ vakṣyedvitālāyatameva ca
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aṣṭamaṅgalam -
  • aṣṭamaṅgala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṣṭamaṅgala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aṣṭamaṅgalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vakṣye -
  • vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative single from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • dvitālāya -
  • dvitāla (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    dvitāla (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • tame -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tami (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “prādeśavistṛtaṃ kuryāt ṣaḍaṅgula mathāpi
  • prādeśa -
  • prādeśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vistṛtam -
  • vistṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vistṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vistṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vistṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • ṣaḍaṅgula -
  • ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mathā -
  • mathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    matha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mathin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    math (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    math (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    manth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 11.19

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!

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: