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.

वामपादं समासीनं दक्षिणं कुञ्चितं तथा ।
अभयं दक्षिणं हस्तं वामं कट्यवलंबितम् ॥ २८ ॥

vāmapādaṃ samāsīnaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ kuñcitaṃ tathā |
abhayaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ hastaṃ vāmaṃ kaṭyavalaṃbitam || 28 ||

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

The left foot is seated and the right is bent. Fearlessness rests his right hand on his left waist.

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

Vamapada, Samasina, Dakshina, Kuncita, Tatha, Abhaya, Hasta, Vamam, Vama, Katyavalambita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 14.28). 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: “vāmapādaṃ samāsīnaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ kuñcitaṃ tathā
  • vāmapādam -
  • vāmapāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāmapāda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samāsīnam -
  • samāsīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samāsīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samāsīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dakṣiṇam -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kuñcitam -
  • kuñcita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuñcita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuñcitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kuc -> kuñcita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kuc]
    kuc -> kuñcita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kuc]
    kuc -> kuñcitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kuc]
    kuc -> kuñcita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kuc]
    kuc -> kuñcita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kuc class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [nominative single from √kuc], [accusative single from √kuc]
    kuñc -> kuñcita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kuñc class 1 verb]
    kuñc -> kuñcita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kuñc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kuñc class 1 verb]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “abhayaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ hastaṃ vāmaṃ kaṭyavalaṃbitam
  • abhayam -
  • abhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhī (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • dakṣiṇam -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hastam -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāmam -
  • vāmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kaṭyavalambitam -
  • kaṭyavalambita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kaṭyavalambita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 14.28

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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