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.

वेणुकं यदि संग्राह्यं भूतवेदांगुलायतम् ।
षडङ्गुलपरीणाहं वेणुदण्डं सुसंस्थितम् ॥ ३८ ॥

veṇukaṃ yadi saṃgrāhyaṃ bhūtavedāṃgulāyatam |
ṣaḍaṅgulaparīṇāhaṃ veṇudaṇḍaṃ susaṃsthitam || 38 ||

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

If a bamboo is collected, it is the length of a finger of the Bhūta-veda. I am six fingers long and have a well-arranged bamboo staff.

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

Venuka, Yadi, Yad, Sangrahi, Sangrahya, Bhuta, Veda, Angula, Shadangula, Parinaha, Venu, Danda, Susamsthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 24.38). 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: “veṇukaṃ yadi saṃgrāhyaṃ bhūtavedāṃgulāyatam
  • veṇukam -
  • veṇuka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    veṇuka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    veṇukā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • saṅgrāhyam -
  • saṅgrāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅgrāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṅgrāhī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhūta -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second plural]
  • vedā -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • aṅgulāya -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ṣaḍaṅgulaparīṇāhaṃ veṇudaṇḍaṃ susaṃsthitam
  • ṣaḍaṅgula -
  • ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parīṇāham -
  • parīṇāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • veṇu -
  • veṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    veṇū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    veṇū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    veṇū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • daṇḍam -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • susaṃsthitam -
  • susaṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    susaṃsthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    susaṃsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 24.38

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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