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.

अलाभे चैव सर्वेषां व्रीहीणां तण्डुलां ःस्तथा ।
शतद्वयं पञ्चविंशद्व्रीहिभिः पूरितं तु यत् ।
शुक्तिमात्रमिति ख्यातं मानं तेनैव कारयेत् ॥ ४० ॥

alābhe caiva sarveṣāṃ vrīhīṇāṃ taṇḍulāṃ ḥstathā |
śatadvayaṃ pañcaviṃśadvrīhibhiḥ pūritaṃ tu yat |
śuktimātramiti khyātaṃ mānaṃ tenaiva kārayet || 40 ||

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

In the absence of all kinds of oats and rice It was filled with two hundred and twenty-five oats. The value known as śuktimatra should be measured by that means.

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

Alabha, Sarva, Vrihi, Tandula, Shatadvaya, Pancavimshat, Vrihin, Purita, Yat, Yad, Shukti, Atra, Iti, Khyata, Mana, Tad, Tena,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 19.40). 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: “alābhe caiva sarveṣāṃ vrīhīṇāṃ taṇḍulāṃ ḥstathā
  • alābhe -
  • alābha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vrīhīṇām -
  • vrīhi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • taṇḍulām -
  • taṇḍulā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse ḥstathā
  • Line 2: “śatadvayaṃ pañcaviṃśadvrīhibhiḥ pūritaṃ tu yat
  • śatadvayam -
  • śatadvaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pañcaviṃśad -
  • pañcaviṃśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • vrīhibhiḥ -
  • vrīhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vrīhin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vrīhin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pūritam -
  • pūrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pūritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pṝ -> pūrita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √pṝ]
    pṝ -> pūrita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √pṝ]
    pṝ -> pūritā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √pṝ]
    pṝ -> pūrita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pṝ]
    pṝ -> pūrita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pṝ], [accusative single from √pṝ]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “śuktimātramiti khyātaṃ mānaṃ tenaiva kārayet
  • śuktim -
  • śukti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śukti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ātram -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • khyātam -
  • khyāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    khyāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    khyātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    khyā -> khyāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √khyā class 2 verb]
    khyā -> khyāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √khyā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √khyā class 2 verb]
    khyā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • tenai -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 19.40

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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