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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 16.31
उष्णीषमङ्गुलार्धं च मुखमष्टांगुलं भवेत् ।
गलमर्थांगुलं तस्य ग्रीवान्तं द्व्यङ्गुलं भवेत् ॥ ३१ ॥
uṣṇīṣamaṅgulārdhaṃ ca mukhamaṣṭāṃgulaṃ bhavet |
galamarthāṃgulaṃ tasya grīvāntaṃ dvyaṅgulaṃ bhavet || 31 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The uṣṇīṣa should be half a finger long and the face should be eight fingers long. The neck should be about a finger long and the end of the neck should be two fingers long.
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 (16.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ushnisha, Angula, Ardha, Mukha, Ashtangula, Gala, Artha, Tad, Griva, Dvyangula,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “uṣṇīṣamaṅgulārdhaṃ ca mukhamaṣṭāṃgulaṃ bhavet ”
- uṣṇīṣam -
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uṣṇīṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uṣṇīṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uṣṇīṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṅgulā -
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aṅgula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ardham -
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ardha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ardha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ardhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aṣṭāṅgulam -
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aṣṭāṅgula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṣṭāṅgula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “galamarthāṃgulaṃ tasya grīvāntaṃ dvyaṅgulaṃ bhavet ”
- galam -
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gala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]galā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- arthā -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aṅgulam -
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aṅgula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- grīvān -
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grīva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dvyaṅgulam -
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dvyaṅgula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvyaṅgula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dvyaṅgulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 16.31
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!