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.

श्रोणी भागार्धमेवं स्यात्कटिः पञ्चाङ्गुलं भवेत् ।
मेढ्रमूलादिजान्वन्तं सप्तविंशतिकांगुलम् ॥ ३३ ॥

śroṇī bhāgārdhamevaṃ syātkaṭiḥ pañcāṅgulaṃ bhavet |
meḍhramūlādijānvantaṃ saptaviṃśatikāṃgulam || 33 ||

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

The hips should be half this way, and the waist should be five inches long. The length of the body extended from the root of the genitals to twenty-seven fingers.

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

Shroni, Bhaga, Ardha, Evam, Eva, Syat, Sya, Kati, Pancangula, Medhra, Mula, Janu, Antam, Anta, Saptavimshatika, Angula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 15.33). 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: “śroṇī bhāgārdhamevaṃ syātkaṭiḥ pañcāṅgulaṃ bhavet
  • śroṇī -
  • śroṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śroṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhāgā -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • kaṭiḥ -
  • kaṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pañcāṅgulam -
  • pañcāṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pañcāṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañcāṅgulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “meḍhramūlādijānvantaṃ saptaviṃśatikāṃgulam
  • meḍhra -
  • meḍhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    meḍhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūlā -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mūl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jānva -
  • jānu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • antam -
  • antam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saptaviṃśatikā -
  • saptaviṃśatika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptaviṃśatika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptaviṃśatikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgulam -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 15.33

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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