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.

पूर्वोक्तेन विधानेन अलङ्कृत्य यथाक्रमम् ।
मध्ये वेदिं प्रकल्प्यैवबिंबाध्यर्ध प्रमाणतः ॥ ५१ ॥

pūrvoktena vidhānena alaṅkṛtya yathākramam |
madhye vediṃ prakalpyaivabiṃbādhyardha pramāṇataḥ || 51 ||

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

Decorate the table in the order described above. In the middle of the altar one should place an altar half the size of an image.

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

Purvokta, Vidhana, Yatha, Akramam, Akrama, Madhye, Madhya, Vedi, Prakalpya, Bimba, Adhyardha, Pramanatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 11.51). 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: “pūrvoktena vidhānena alaṅkṛtya yathākramam
  • pūrvoktena -
  • pūrvokta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pūrvokta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vidhānena -
  • vidhāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • alaṅkṛtya -
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • akramam -
  • akramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kram (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]
    kram (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first single]
  • Line 2: “madhye vediṃ prakalpyaivabiṃbādhyardha pramāṇataḥ
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vedim -
  • vedi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vedi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prakalpyai -
  • prakalpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prakalpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prakalpyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • bimbā -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bimbā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhyardha -
  • adhyardha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhyardha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramāṇataḥ -
  • pramāṇataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 11.51

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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