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.

वटपत्रे शयानं तु बालरूपं परात्परम् ।
आकृष्य दक्षिणं पादं वामहस्तेन लीलया ॥ ८७ ॥

vaṭapatre śayānaṃ tu bālarūpaṃ parātparam |
ākṛṣya dakṣiṇaṃ pādaṃ vāmahastena līlayā || 87 ||

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

Lying on a banyan tree, the child’s form was transcendental. He playfully pulled his right foot with his left hand.

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

Vata, Patra, Shayana, Balarupa, Paratpara, Akrishya, Dakshina, Pada, Vamahasta, Lila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 16.87). 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: “vaṭapatre śayānaṃ tu bālarūpaṃ parātparam
  • vaṭa -
  • vaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • patre -
  • patra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    patra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śayānam -
  • śayāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śayāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śayānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śī class 2 verb]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 2 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bālarūpam -
  • bālarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • parātparam -
  • parātpara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parātpara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parātparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ākṛṣya dakṣiṇaṃ pādaṃ vāmahastena līlayā
  • ākṛṣya -
  • ākṛṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākṛṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dakṣiṇam -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pādam -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vāmahastena -
  • vāmahasta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • līlayā -
  • līlā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 16.87

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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