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.

तत्प्रमाणाधिकं पीठं परितश्चतुरङ्गुलम् ।
मध्येहित्वा प्रतिष्ठाप्य द्विवेदिसहितं क्रमात् ॥ ९ ॥

tatpramāṇādhikaṃ pīṭhaṃ paritaścaturaṅgulam |
madhyehitvā pratiṣṭhāpya dvivedisahitaṃ kramāt || 9 ||

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

The seat is more than that size and is four fingers around it. Place the altar in the middle of the altar and place it in order with the two altars.

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

Tat, Tad, Pramanadhika, Pitha, Paritah, Paritas, Caturangula, Madhya, Madhye, Pratishthapya, Dvivedin, Sahitam, Sahita, Kramat, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 22.9). 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: “tatpramāṇādhikaṃ pīṭhaṃ paritaścaturaṅgulam
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pramāṇādhikam -
  • pramāṇādhika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramāṇādhika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pramāṇādhikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pīṭham -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • paritaś -
  • paritaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paritas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • caturaṅgulam -
  • caturaṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturaṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “madhyehitvā pratiṣṭhāpya dvivedisahitaṃ kramāt
  • madhye -
  • madhyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īhitvā -
  • īh -> īhitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √īh]
  • pratiṣṭhāpya -
  • pratiṣṭhāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratiṣṭhāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvivedi -
  • dvivedin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dvivedin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sahitam -
  • sahitam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sahitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 10 verb]
    sah -> sahita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 10 verb]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 22.9

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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