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.

चतुर्भुजं प्रकुर्वीत संयुतं वाष्टभिर्भुजैः ।
दक्षिणे शार्ङ्गमालंब्य भूम्यां चैव प्रस्र्य च ॥ ९ ॥

caturbhujaṃ prakurvīta saṃyutaṃ vāṣṭabhirbhujaiḥ |
dakṣiṇe śārṅgamālaṃbya bhūmyāṃ caiva prasrya ca || 9 ||

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

Make a four-armed figure with eight arms. Then he placed the Śārṅga on his right side and spread it on the ground.

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

Caturbhuja, Pra, Samyuta, Ashtan, Bhuja, Dakshine, Dakshina, Sharnga, Alambya, Bhumi, Bhumya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 14.9). 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: “caturbhujaṃ prakurvīta saṃyutaṃ vāṣṭabhirbhujaiḥ
  • caturbhujam -
  • caturbhuja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturbhuja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturbhujā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kurvīta -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative middle third single]
  • saṃyutam -
  • saṃyuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃyuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃyutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aṣṭabhir -
  • aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhujaiḥ -
  • bhuja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “dakṣiṇe śārṅgamālaṃbya bhūmyāṃ caiva prasrya ca
  • dakṣiṇe -
  • dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śārṅgam -
  • śārṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śārṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ālambya -
  • ālambya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhūmyām -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhūmī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • Cannot analyse prasrya*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 14.9

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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