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.

शय्यावेद्यास्तूत्तरे च त्रिहस्तायतविस्तृताम् ।
चतुरश्रां समां कृत्वायन्त्रवेदिं सलक्षणम् ॥ ३ ॥

śayyāvedyāstūttare ca trihastāyatavistṛtām |
caturaśrāṃ samāṃ kṛtvāyantravediṃ salakṣaṇam || 3 ||

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

On the north side of the altar was a bed three cubits wide. The four-sided altar of the instruments was made level with the characteristics.

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

Shayya, Shayi, Avedi, Avedya, Uttara, Trihasta, Vistrita, Caturashra, Sama, Kritva, Kritvan, Ayantra, Vedi, Salakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 32.3). 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: “śayyāvedyāstūttare ca trihastāyatavistṛtām
  • śayyā -
  • śī -> śayya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śī]
    śī -> śayya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śī]
    śayyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śayi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • avedyās -
  • avedi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    avedya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    avedyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    avedī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • uttare -
  • uttara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uttarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trihastāya -
  • trihasta (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    trihasta (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vistṛtām -
  • vistṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “caturaśrāṃ samāṃ kṛtvāyantravediṃ salakṣaṇam
  • caturaśrām -
  • caturaśrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • samām -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kṛtvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
  • ayantra -
  • ayantra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vedim -
  • vedi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vedi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • salakṣaṇam -
  • salakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    salakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    salakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 32.3

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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