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.

शङ्खपद्मगदाचक्रधरं कुर्यान्मनोहरम् ।
कृष्णं तु नीरदश्यामं पुण्डरीकनिभेक्षणम् ॥ ३६ ॥

śaṅkhapadmagadācakradharaṃ kuryānmanoharam |
kṛṣṇaṃ tu nīradaśyāmaṃ puṇḍarīkanibhekṣaṇam || 36 ||

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

It should be decorated with a conch, lotus, club and wheel. The Lord’s body was black and dark like lotus flowers.

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

Shankhapadma, Gada, Cakradhara, Manohara, Krishna, Nirada, Shyama, Pundarika, Nibha, Ikshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 17.36). 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: “śaṅkhapadmagadācakradharaṃ kuryānmanoharam
  • śaṅkhapadma -
  • śaṅkhapadma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkhapadma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gadā -
  • gadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cakradharam -
  • cakradhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakradhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cakradharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuryān -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • manoharam -
  • manohara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    manohara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    manoharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kṛṣṇaṃ tu nīradaśyāmaṃ puṇḍarīkanibhekṣaṇam
  • kṛṣṇam -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nīrada -
  • nīrada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nīrada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyāmam -
  • śyāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śyāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śyāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṇḍarīka -
  • puṇḍarīka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇḍarīka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nibhe -
  • nibha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    nibha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īkṣaṇam -
  • īkṣaṇam (adverb)
    [adverb]
    īkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īkṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 17.36

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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