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.

पीठं षडङ्गुलोत्सेधं चतुरङ्गुलमेव वा ।
वृत्तं वा चतुरश्रं वा सरोजदलकर्णयुक् ॥ ३२ ॥

pīṭhaṃ ṣaḍaṅgulotsedhaṃ caturaṅgulameva vā |
vṛttaṃ vā caturaśraṃ vā sarojadalakarṇayuk || 32 ||

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

The seat should be six or four fingers high. It may be round or square, with ears like lotus petals.

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

Pitha, Shadangula, Utsedha, Caturangula, Eva, Vritta, Caturashra, Saroja, Dala, Karna, Yuj,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 23.32). 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: “pīṭhaṃ ṣaḍaṅgulotsedhaṃ caturaṅgulameva
  • pīṭham -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ṣaḍaṅgulo -
  • ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • utsedham -
  • utsedha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    utsedha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • caturaṅgulam -
  • caturaṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturaṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “vṛttaṃ caturaśraṃ sarojadalakarṇayuk
  • vṛttam -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • caturaśram -
  • caturaśra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturaśra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturaśrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saroja -
  • saroja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saroja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dala -
  • dala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • karṇa -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuk -
  • yuj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yuj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 23.32

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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