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.

उत्तमं द्रोणमित्युक्तं मध्यमं तु तदर्धकम् ।
अधमं चाढकं चैव पङ्क्तिं कुर्याद्विचक्षणः, ॥ १६ ॥

uttamaṃ droṇamityuktaṃ madhyamaṃ tu tadardhakam |
adhamaṃ cāḍhakaṃ caiva paṅktiṃ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ, || 16 ||

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

The best is called the drone, and the middle is called the drone. A wise person should arrange the lower and upper rows,

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

Uttamam, Uttama, Drona, Ityukta, Madhyama, Tada, Ridhak, Adhama, Adhaka, Pankti, 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 22.16). 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: “uttamaṃ droṇamityuktaṃ madhyamaṃ tu tadardhakam
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • droṇam -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    droṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ityuktam -
  • ityukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • madhyamam -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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]
  • ṛdhak -
  • ṛdhak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “adhamaṃ cāḍhakaṃ caiva paṅktiṃ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ,
  • adhamam -
  • adhama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dham (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āḍhakam -
  • āḍhaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āḍhaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • paṅktim -
  • paṅkti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    paṅkti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • 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 22.16

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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