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.

कराला विकराला च वज्रा विंशतिकास्मृता ।
त्रिकोणा पञ्चकोणा च सुदीर्घा परिवर्तुला ॥ ३९ ॥

karālā vikarālā ca vajrā viṃśatikāsmṛtā |
trikoṇā pañcakoṇā ca sudīrghā parivartulā || 39 ||

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

The fierce and terrible thunderbolt is said to be twenty-one. It was triangular and five-sided and very long and rounded.

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

Karala, Vikarala, Vajra, Asmrita, Trikona, Sudirgha, Parivartula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.39). 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: “karālā vikarālā ca vajrā viṃśatikāsmṛtā
  • karālā* -
  • karāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    karālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vikarālā -
  • vikarālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vajrā* -
  • vajra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vajrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viṃśati -
  • viṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṃśati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmṛtā -
  • asmṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “trikoṇā pañcakoṇā ca sudīrghā parivartulā
  • trikoṇā -
  • trikoṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pañcakoṇā -
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sudīrghā -
  • sudīrghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parivartulā -
  • parivartulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.39

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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