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.

रक्ताभं नीलवर्णं च नवतालेन मानतः ।
द्विभुजं मुकुटोद्बन्धं चक्रचूलिनमाचरेत् ॥ ३६ ॥

raktābhaṃ nīlavarṇaṃ ca navatālena mānataḥ |
dvibhujaṃ mukuṭodbandhaṃ cakracūlinamācaret || 36 ||

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

It is reddish and blue in color and is measured in nine rhythms. Then one should wear a two-armed crown and a wheelbarrow.

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

Raktabha, Nilavarna, Navatala, Manatah, Manat, Dvibhuja, Mukuta, Udbandha, Cakra, Culin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 23.36). 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: “raktābhaṃ nīlavarṇaṃ ca navatālena mānataḥ
  • raktābham -
  • raktābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    raktābha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    raktābhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nīlavarṇam -
  • nīlavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nīlavarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nīlavarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • navatālena -
  • navatāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    navatāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mānataḥ -
  • mānataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mān -> mānat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √mān class 1 verb], [ablative single from √mān class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mān class 1 verb]
    mān -> mānat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √mān class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mān class 1 verb]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “dvibhujaṃ mukuṭodbandhaṃ cakracūlinamācaret
  • dvibhujam -
  • dvibhuja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvibhuja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvibhujā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mukuṭo -
  • mukuṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukuṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukuṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udbandham -
  • udbandha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udbandha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    udbandhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cakra -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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]
  • cūlinam -
  • cūlin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (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 23.36

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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