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.

सुवर्भुवर्भूरित्युक्त्वा मूर्ध्नि नाभौ च सादयोः ।
बिंबस्य व्याहृतीर्न्यस्येद्व्याहृतिन्यास उच्यते ॥ १६२ ॥

suvarbhuvarbhūrityuktvā mūrdhni nābhau ca sādayoḥ |
biṃbasya vyāhṛtīrnyasyedvyāhṛtinyāsa ucyate || 162 ||

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

Suvarbhuvarbhu, he said, and placed his hands on his head and navel. One should place the vyāhṛtis of the image, which is called vyāhṛti-nyasa.

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

Suvar, Bhuva, Bhu, Ribhu, Ribhus, Rit, Uktva, Murdhan, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhi, Sada, Bimba, Vyahriti, Nyasa, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.162). 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: “suvarbhuvarbhūrityuktvā mūrdhni nābhau ca sādayoḥ
  • suvar -
  • suvar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhuvar -
  • bhuva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhuva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ṛbhūr -
  • ṛbhus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ṛbhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ṛbhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
  • rityu -
  • rit (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rit (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • mūrdhni -
  • mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nābhau -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nābha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nābhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sādayoḥ -
  • sāda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • Line 2: “biṃbasya vyāhṛtīrnyasyedvyāhṛtinyāsa ucyate
  • bimbasya -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vyāhṛtīr -
  • vyāhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • asyed -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • vyāhṛti -
  • vyāhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nyāsa* -
  • nyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.162

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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