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.

लिप्ता च यावता हस्ता विष्णोरायतने मही ।
तावद्योजनविस्तीर्णस्वर्गस्थानाधिपो भवेत् ॥ ४४ ॥

liptā ca yāvatā hastā viṣṇorāyatane mahī |
tāvadyojanavistīrṇasvargasthānādhipo bhavet || 44 ||

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

The earth was smeared with as much water as a hand in the temple of Lord Viṣṇu. By that time he would be the master of the heavenly planets, which would extend for one yojana.

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

Lipta, Yavata, Yavat, Hasta, Vishnu, Ayatana, Mahi, Mahin, Tavat, Yojana, Vistirna, Svargastha, Adhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.44). 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: “liptā ca yāvatā hastā viṣṇorāyatane mahī
  • liptā -
  • liptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    lip -> liptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √lip class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lip class 6 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāvatā -
  • yāvatā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • hastā* -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viṣṇor -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • āyatane -
  • āyatana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • mahī -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tāvadyojanavistīrṇasvargasthānādhipo bhavet
  • tāvad -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yojana -
  • yojana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vistīrṇa -
  • vistīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vistīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svargasthān -
  • svargastha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ādhi -
  • ādhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • po* -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (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 35.44

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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