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.

मूर्धानश्चैव तस्योक्ता लसन्मुकुटकुण्डलाः ।
हैमोर्ध्वपुड्रलावण्यप्रभवा वक्रकुन्तलाः ॥ १६४ ॥

mūrdhānaścaiva tasyoktā lasanmukuṭakuṇḍalāḥ |
haimordhvapuḍralāvaṇyaprabhavā vakrakuntalāḥ || 164 ||

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

The heads of the deceased were adorned with shining crowns and earrings Their curly locks were beautifully decorated with golden upper lips.

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

Murdhan, Tad, Ukta, Lasat, Mukuta, Kundala, Haima, Urdhva, Push, Rala, Prabhava, Vakra, Kuntala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.164). 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: “mūrdhānaścaiva tasyoktā lasanmukuṭakuṇḍalāḥ
  • mūrdhānaś -
  • mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tasyo -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uktā* -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
  • lasan -
  • las -> lasat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √las class 1 verb], [vocative single from √las class 1 verb]
    las -> lasat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √las class 1 verb], [vocative single from √las class 1 verb], [accusative single from √las class 1 verb]
  • mukuṭa -
  • mukuṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukuṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuṇḍalāḥ -
  • kuṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kuṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “haimordhvapuḍralāvaṇyaprabhavā vakrakuntalāḥ
  • haimo -
  • haima (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    haima (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    haimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active first plural]
  • ūrdhva -
  • ūrdhva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puḍ -
  • puṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    puṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ralā -
  • ralā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaṇya -
  • vaṇ -> vaṇya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vaṇ]
  • prabhavā* -
  • prabhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prabhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vakra -
  • vakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuntalāḥ -
  • kuntala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kuntalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.164

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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