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.

Verse 16.25

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पञ्चतालमिति प्रोक्तं लंबमानं विधीयते ।
सात्त्विकं राजसं चैव तामसं तु विवर्जयेत् ॥ २५ ॥

pañcatālamiti proktaṃ laṃbamānaṃ vidhīyate |
sāttvikaṃ rājasaṃ caiva tāmasaṃ tu vivarjayet || 25 ||

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

The measurement of the suspension is prescribed as the five rhythms. One should avoid the modes of goodness, passion and ignorance.
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 (16.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pancatala, Iti, Prokta, Lambamana, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata, Sattvika, Rajasa, Tamasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 16.25). 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: “pañcatālamiti proktaṃ laṃbamānaṃ vidhīyate ”
pañcatālam -
pañcatāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pañcatāla (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
proktam -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prokta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

proktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
lambamānam -
√lamb -> lambamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √lamb class 1 verb]

√lamb -> lambamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √lamb class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lamb class 1 verb]
vidhī -
vidhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vidhī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

vidhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vidhī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vidh (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vidh (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
iyate -
iyat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

iyat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

iyatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√i (verb class 2)

[present middle third plural]
Line 2: “sāttvikaṃ rājasaṃ caiva tāmasaṃ tu vivarjayet ”
sāttvikam -
sāttvika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sāttvika (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
rājasam -
rājasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rājasa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

rājasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
tāmasam -
tāmasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tāmasa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Cannot analyse vivarjayet

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 16.25

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!

Last Updated: 23 July, 2023