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.

चरणं द्व्यङ्गुलं चैव मानमेव न संशयः ।
हीक्कासूत्रान्ततो बाहुर्दशाङ्गुलमिति स्मृतम् ॥ ३४ ॥

caraṇaṃ dvyaṅgulaṃ caiva mānameva na saṃśayaḥ |
hīkkāsūtrāntato bāhurdaśāṅgulamiti smṛtam || 34 ||

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

There is no doubt that the foot is two fingers long From the end of the hīkā thread, the arm is measured to be ten 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 (16.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Carana, Dvyangula, Mana, Eva, Samshaya, Bahu, Dashangula, Iti, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 16.34). 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: “caraṇaṃ dvyaṅgulaṃ caiva mānameva na saṃśayaḥ
  • caraṇam -
  • caraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dvyaṅgulam -
  • dvyaṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvyaṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvyaṅgulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśayaḥ -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “hīkkāsūtrāntato bāhurdaśāṅgulamiti smṛtam
  • Cannot analyse hīkkāsūtrāntato*bā
  • bāhur -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daśāṅgulam -
  • daśāṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daśāṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daśāṅgulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 16.34

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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