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.

शेषं त्रयोदशांगुल्यादण्ड मित्युच्यते क्रमात् ।
मूलस्थूलं भवेन्नारी अग्रस्थूलं नपुंसकम् ॥ ३७ ॥

śeṣaṃ trayodaśāṃgulyādaṇḍa mityucyate kramāt |
mūlasthūlaṃ bhavennārī agrasthūlaṃ napuṃsakam || 37 ||

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

The remaining thirteen fingers are called the staff, respectively. A woman should have a thick root, and a man should have a thick tip.

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

Shesha, Trayodasha, Trayodashan, Anguli, Adanda, Mit, Miti, Ucyat, Kramat, Krama, Mula, Thula, Nari, Agra, Napumsaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 11.37). 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: “śeṣaṃ trayodaśāṃgulyādaṇḍa mityucyate kramāt
  • śeṣam -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • trayodaśā -
  • trayodaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trayodaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trayodaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    trayodaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trayodaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgulyā -
  • aṅguli (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    aṅgulī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • adaṇḍa -
  • adaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mityu -
  • miti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mit (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “mūlasthūlaṃ bhavennārī agrasthūlaṃ napuṃsakam
  • mūlas -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • thūlam -
  • thūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    thūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhaven -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • nārī -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • agras -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • thūlam -
  • thūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    thūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • napuṃsakam -
  • napuṃsaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    napuṃsaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    napuṃsakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 11.37

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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