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.

मानोन्मानप्रमाणानि वक्ष्ये संक्षेपतः क्रमात् ।
उत्तमं दशतालेन मध्यमेन यथाक्रमम् ॥ १७ ॥

mānonmānapramāṇāni vakṣye saṃkṣepataḥ kramāt |
uttamaṃ daśatālena madhyamena yathākramam || 17 ||

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

I shall briefly describe the measures of honor and dignity in order. The best of the ten-stringed and the middle-stringed are ordered in order.

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

Mana, Unmana, Pramana, Vakshya, Sankshepa, Tas, Kramat, Krama, Uttamam, Uttama, Dashatala, Madhyama, Yatha, Akramam, Akrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 15.17). 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: “mānonmānapramāṇāni vakṣye saṃkṣepataḥ kramāt
  • māno -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • unmāna -
  • unmāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    unmāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramāṇāni -
  • pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vakṣye -
  • vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative single from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • saṅkṣepa -
  • saṅkṣepa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “uttamaṃ daśatālena madhyamena yathākramam
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • daśatālena -
  • daśatāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    daśatāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • madhyamena -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 15.17

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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