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.

उन्नतास्याङ्गुलार्धं स्याद्भित्त्युच्चमिति कथ्यते ।
ओष्ठ मेकाङ्गुलं ज्ञात्वा तन्मध्येनिम्न माचरेत् ॥ ३४ ॥

unnatāsyāṅgulārdhaṃ syādbhittyuccamiti kathyate |
oṣṭha mekāṅgulaṃ jñātvā tanmadhyenimna mācaret || 34 ||

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

The height of the wall is said to be half a finger of the elevated nose. Knowing that the lips are one finger long, do not move them down in the middle of them.

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

Unnata, Idam, Gula, Ardha, Syat, Sya, Bhitti, Ucca, Iti, Oshtha, Meka, Angula, Tanmadhya, Nimna, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 11.34). 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: “unnatāsyāṅgulārdhaṃ syādbhittyuccamiti kathyate
  • unnatā -
  • unnata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    unnata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    unnatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyāṅ -
  • idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • gulā -
  • gula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • bhittyu -
  • bhitti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • uccam -
  • ucca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ucca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uccā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kathyate -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “oṣṭha mekāṅgulaṃ jñātvā tanmadhyenimna mācaret
  • oṣṭha -
  • oṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mekā -
  • meka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṅgulam -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • tanmadhye -
  • tanmadhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • nimna -
  • nimna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nimna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 11.34

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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