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.

तन्मध्ये द्वादशस्तंभं पूर्ववत्कारयेद्बुधः ।
स्तंभायामं यथायोगं कृत्वा तत्र विचक्षणः ॥ ५९ ॥

tanmadhye dvādaśastaṃbhaṃ pūrvavatkārayedbudhaḥ |
staṃbhāyāmaṃ yathāyogaṃ kṛtvā tatra vicakṣaṇaḥ || 59 ||

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

In the middle of that, the Buddha should make the twelfth pillar as before. A skilled person should perform the posture exercises according to the prescribed rituals.

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

Tanmadhya, Dvadasha, Bha, Purvavat, Budha, Budh, Stambha, Ama, Yathayogam, Kritva, Kritvan, Tatra, Vicakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 20.59). 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: “tanmadhye dvādaśastaṃbhaṃ pūrvavatkārayedbudhaḥ
  • tanmadhye -
  • tanmadhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • dvādaśas -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bham -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • pūrvavat -
  • pūrvavat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pūrvavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pūrvavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kārayed -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • budhaḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    budh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    budh (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “staṃbhāyāmaṃ yathāyogaṃ kṛtvā tatra vicakṣaṇaḥ
  • stambhāyā -
  • stambha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • amam -
  • ama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yathāyogam -
  • yathāyogam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vicakṣaṇaḥ -
  • vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 20.59

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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