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.

मध्यमस्याग्रमूलं च यष्टिं सम्यक्प्रयोजयेत् ।
तन्मध्ये तु लिखेद्वीशं पञ्चवर्णैरलङ्कृतम् ॥ ५२ ॥

madhyamasyāgramūlaṃ ca yaṣṭiṃ samyakprayojayet |
tanmadhye tu likhedvīśaṃ pañcavarṇairalaṅkṛtam || 52 ||

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

The stick should be used properly at the tip and root of the middle one. In the middle of that space one should write twenty-one signs decorated with five colours.

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

Madhyama, Agra, Mula, Yashti, Samyak, Prayas, Tanmadhya, Visha, Pancavarna, Alankrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 24.52). 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: “madhyamasyāgramūlaṃ ca yaṣṭiṃ samyakprayojayet
  • madhyamasyā -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • agra -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūlam -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaṣṭim -
  • yaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • samyak -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prayo -
  • prayas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jayet -
  • ji (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “tanmadhye tu likhedvīśaṃ pañcavarṇairalaṅkṛtam
  • tanmadhye -
  • tanmadhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • likhed -
  • likh (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • vīśam -
  • vīśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pañcavarṇair -
  • pañcavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pañcavarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • alaṅkṛtam -
  • alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 24.52

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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