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.

एकै मगथमान्तं च नवधा मानमुच्यते ।
ध्वजदण्डस्य वीशस्य षट् शुभानि निरीक्षयेत् ॥ ५४ ॥

ekai magathamāntaṃ ca navadhā mānamucyate |
dhvajadaṇḍasya vīśasya ṣaṭ śubhāni nirīkṣayet || 54 ||

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

The end of the Magatha by one is called the nine-fold measurement. One should observe the six auspicious signs of the flagpole of the Lord.

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

Maga, Tha, Antam, Anta, Navadha, Mana, Ucyat, Dhvajadanda, Visha, Shat, Shash, Shubha, Nih,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 24.54). 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: “ekai magathamāntaṃ ca navadhā mānamucyate
  • ekai -
  • maga -
  • maga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tham -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āntam -
  • āntam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • navadhā* -
  • navadhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “dhvajadaṇḍasya vīśasya ṣaṭ śubhāni nirīkṣayet
  • dhvajadaṇḍasya -
  • dhvajadaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dhvajadaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vīśasya -
  • vīśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ṣaṭ -
  • ṣaṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śubhāni -
  • śubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṣayet -
  • kṣi (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    kṣī (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 24.54

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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