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.

नीलोत्पलदलश्यामं पीतांबरसुशोभितम् ।
चतुर्भुजं शङ्खचक्रमूर्ध्वपाणिद्वये धृतम् ॥ ४८ ॥

nīlotpaladalaśyāmaṃ pītāṃbarasuśobhitam |
caturbhujaṃ śaṅkhacakramūrdhvapāṇidvaye dhṛtam || 48 ||

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

He was dark blue with blue lotus petals and adorned with yellow clothes. He had four arms, and he held a conchshell and disc in both his upper hands.

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

Nilotpaladala, Shyama, Pitambara, Sushobhita, Caturbhuja, Shankha, Cakra, Urdhva, Panin, Pani, Dvaya, Dhritam, Dhrit, Dhrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 16.48). 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: “nīlotpaladalaśyāmaṃ pītāṃbarasuśobhitam
  • nīlotpaladala -
  • nīlotpaladala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nīlotpaladala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyāmam -
  • śyāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śyāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śyāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pītāmbara -
  • pītāmbara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pītāmbara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suśobhitam -
  • suśobhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suśobhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suśobhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “caturbhujaṃ śaṅkhacakramūrdhvapāṇidvaye dhṛtam
  • caturbhujam -
  • caturbhuja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturbhuja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturbhujā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śaṅkha -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakram -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ūrdhva -
  • ūrdhva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṇi -
  • pāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pāṇī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pāṇī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dvaye -
  • dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • dhṛtam -
  • dhṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 16.48

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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