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.

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन पद्मं कुर्यात्सलक्षणम् ।
विस्तारायामतुल्यं स्याच्चतुस्तालप्रमाणतः ॥ ८६ ॥

tasmātsarvaprayatnena padmaṃ kuryātsalakṣaṇam |
vistārāyāmatulyaṃ syāccatustālapramāṇataḥ || 86 ||

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

Therefore, with all due effort, one should make a lotus with its characteristics. It should be unparalleled in width and measure four palms in length.

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

Tasmat, Tad, Sarvaprayatna, Padma, Salakshana, Vistarayama, Tulyam, Tulya, Syat, Sya, Catustala, Pramanatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.86). 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: “tasmātsarvaprayatnena padmaṃ kuryātsalakṣaṇam
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • sarvaprayatnena -
  • sarvaprayatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • padmam -
  • padma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    padma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    padmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • salakṣaṇam -
  • salakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    salakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    salakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vistārāyāmatulyaṃ syāccatustālapramāṇataḥ
  • vistārāyāma -
  • vistārāyāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vistārāyāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tulyam -
  • tulyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tulya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tulya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tulyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • syāc -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • catustāla -
  • catustāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramāṇataḥ -
  • pramāṇataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.86

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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