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.

मध्यमाधमदीपन्तु अष्टषष्टिरिति स्मृतम् ।
अधमोत्तमदीपन्तु षष्टिसंख्यां वदन्तिहि ॥ ८२ ॥

madhyamādhamadīpantu aṣṭaṣaṣṭiriti smṛtam |
adhamottamadīpantu ṣaṣṭisaṃkhyāṃ vadantihi || 82 ||

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

The middle and lower lamps are said to be sixty-eight. The lowest and best lamps are said to be sixty in number.

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

Madhyamadhama, Ashtashashti, Iti, Smrita, Adhamottama, Sankhya, Vadat, Vadanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.82). 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: “madhyamādhamadīpantu aṣṭaṣaṣṭiriti smṛtam
  • madhyamādhama -
  • madhyamādhama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhyamādhama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dīpan -
  • dīpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • aṣṭaṣaṣṭir -
  • aṣṭaṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “adhamottamadīpantu ṣaṣṭisaṃkhyāṃ vadantihi
  • adhamottama -
  • adhamottama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhamottama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dīpan -
  • dīpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ṣaṣṭi -
  • ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • saṅkhyām -
  • saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vadanti -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.82

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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