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.

वामजानुसमाकुञ्च्य दीर्घमन्यं प्रसार्य च ।
तथै वाविथ्य सन्न्यस्य भूम्यां वामकरं पुरः ॥ ८३ ॥

vāmajānusamākuñcya dīrghamanyaṃ prasārya ca |
tathai vāvithya sannyasya bhūmyāṃ vāmakaraṃ puraḥ || 83 ||

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

Bend your left knee and extend your other length. In this way he placed his left hand on the ground in front of him.

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

Vama, Janu, Sama, Akuncya, Dirgham, Dirgha, Anya, Prasarya, Avithya, Sanni, Idam, Bhumi, Bhumya, Vamakara, Purah, Pur, Pura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 16.83). 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: “vāmajānusamākuñcya dīrghamanyaṃ prasārya ca
  • vāma -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • jānu -
  • jānu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ākuñcya -
  • ākuñcya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākuñcya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dīrgham -
  • dīrgham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dīrgha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dīrghā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anyam -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prasārya -
  • prasārya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prasārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prasārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tathai vāvithya sannyasya bhūmyāṃ vāmakaraṃ puraḥ
  • tathai -
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • avithya -
  • avithya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avithya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sannya -
  • sanni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhūmyām -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhūmī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • vāmakaram -
  • vāmakara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāmakara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puraḥ -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 16.83

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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