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.

अधमं त्वेकतालं स्यात्त्रिविधं पात्रविस्तरम् ।
विस्तारेण समाख्यातं तयोर्मध्यममध्यमम् ॥ ९ ॥

adhamaṃ tvekatālaṃ syāttrividhaṃ pātravistaram |
vistāreṇa samākhyātaṃ tayormadhyamamadhyamam || 9 ||

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

The lower one is one rhythm, and the width of the vessel is threefold. The middle of the two is described in detail.

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

Adhama, Tva, Ekatala, Syat, Sya, Trividha, Patra, Vistara, Samakhyata, Tad, Madhyamamadhyama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 19.9). 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: “adhamaṃ tvekatālaṃ syāttrividhaṃ pātravistaram
  • adhamam -
  • adhama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dham (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • tve -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ekatālam -
  • ekatāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ekatāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ekatālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • trividham -
  • trividha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trividha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trividhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pātra -
  • pātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vistaram -
  • vistara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vistara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vistarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vistāreṇa samākhyātaṃ tayormadhyamamadhyamam
  • vistāreṇa -
  • vistāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • samākhyātam -
  • samākhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samākhyāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samākhyātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tayor -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • madhyamamadhyamam -
  • madhyamamadhyama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyamamadhyama (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 19.9

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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