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.

सितमेचकवर्णं तु कुर्वीत विभुमच्युतम् ।
गदाब्जचक्रशङ्खाङ्कं चतुर्भुजविराजितम् ॥ ३२ ॥

sitamecakavarṇaṃ tu kurvīta vibhumacyutam |
gadābjacakraśaṅkhāṅkaṃ caturbhujavirājitam || 32 ||

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

Then one should make the Lord Acyuta of the color of white mechaka. He has a club, lotus, disc and conchshell and is decorated with four arms.

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

Sita, Mecaka, Varna, Vibhu, Acyuta, Gada, Abjacakra, Shankha, Anka, Caturbhuja, Virajita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 17.32). 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: “sitamecakavarṇaṃ tu kurvīta vibhumacyutam
  • sita -
  • sita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
  • mecaka -
  • mecaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mecaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇam -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kurvīta -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative middle third single]
  • vibhum -
  • vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • acyutam -
  • acyuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    acyuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    acyutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “gadābjacakraśaṅkhāṅkaṃ caturbhujavirājitam
  • gadā -
  • gada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abjacakra -
  • abjacakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abjacakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṅkhā -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅkam -
  • aṅka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṅka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • caturbhuja -
  • caturbhuja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturbhuja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • virājitam -
  • virājita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    virājita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    virājitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 17.32

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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