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.

तदर्धमुन्नतं विन्द्याद्गण्डायामं षडङ्गुलम् ।
द्व्यङ्गुलं तु परीणाहं तदूर्थ्वे भागविस्तृतम् ॥ ४ ॥

tadardhamunnataṃ vindyādgaṇḍāyāmaṃ ṣaḍaṅgulam |
dvyaṅgulaṃ tu parīṇāhaṃ tadūrthve bhāgavistṛtam || 4 ||

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

Half of that should be raised, and the length of the cheek should be six fingers. I measured two fingers in length, and the width of the area was two fingers.

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

Tada, Mud, Nata, Ganda, Shadangula, Dvyangula, Parinaha, Bhaga, Vistritam, Vistrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 20.4). 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: “tadardhamunnataṃ vindyādgaṇḍāyāmaṃ ṣaḍaṅgulam
  • tadar -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛdha -
  • ṛdh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mun -
  • mud (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • natam -
  • nat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    nata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    natā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    nam -> nata (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam -> nata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √nam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nam class 1 verb]
  • vindyād -
  • vid (verb class 7)
    [optative active third single]
  • gaṇḍāyām -
  • gaṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṣaḍaṅgulam -
  • ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dvyaṅgulaṃ tu parīṇāhaṃ tadūrthve bhāgavistṛtam
  • dvyaṅgulam -
  • dvyaṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvyaṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvyaṅgulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • parīṇāham -
  • parīṇāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse tadūrthve*bh
  • bhāga -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vistṛtam -
  • vistṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vistṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vistṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vistṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 20.4

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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