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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.
Verse 23.24
चक्राधस्तात्तथा नालं द्वादशांगुलमाचरेत् ।
चक्रद्विगुणदण्डन्तु खदिरं चासनं भवेत् ॥ २४ ॥
cakrādhastāttathā nālaṃ dvādaśāṃgulamācaret |
cakradviguṇadaṇḍantu khadiraṃ cāsanaṃ bhavet || 24 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
Similarly, a twelve-inch nail should be placed under the wheel. The wheel should be twice as large as the staff, and the seat should be made of dates.
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 (23.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Cakra, Adhastat, Tatha, Nala, Dvadashangula, Khadira, Asana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 23.24). 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: “cakrādhastāttathā nālaṃ dvādaśāṃgulamācaret ”
- cakrā -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cakra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cakrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active second plural]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect active second plural]
- adhastāt -
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adhastāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhastāt (noun, masculine)[compound]adhastāt (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]adhastāt (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tathā* -
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tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tatha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- nālam -
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nāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dvādaśāṅgulam -
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dvādaśāṅgula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvādaśāṅgula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dvādaśāṅgulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- caret -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “cakradviguṇadaṇḍantu khadiraṃ cāsanaṃ bhavet ”
- Cannot analyse cakradviguṇadaṇḍantu*kh
- khadiram -
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khadira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khadirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asanam -
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asana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√san (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 23.24
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!