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.

मोक्षदाब्राह्मणीप्रोक्ता क्षत्रियाविजयप्रदा ।
वैश्यातुधनदाभूमि श्शूद्रापुत्रसमृद्धिदा ॥ २५ ॥

mokṣadābrāhmaṇīproktā kṣatriyāvijayapradā |
vaiśyātudhanadābhūmi śśūdrāputrasamṛddhidā || 25 ||

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

It is said to give liberation to the brāhmaṇas and gives victory to the kṣatriyas. The land bestows wealth on the vaiśyas and prosperity on the sons of śūdras.

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

Mokshada, Abrahmani, Prokta, Kshatriya, Vijaya, Prada, Vaishya, Udhan, Ada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 1.25). 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: “mokṣadābrāhmaṇīproktā kṣatriyāvijayapradā
  • mokṣadā -
  • mokṣada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mokṣada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mokṣadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abrāhmaṇī -
  • abrāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • proktā -
  • proktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣatriyā -
  • kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vijaya -
  • vijaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradā -
  • pradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vaiśyātudhanadābhūmi śśūdrāputrasamṛddhidā
  • vaiśyāt -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vaiśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • udhan -
  • udhan (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • adā -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhūmi -
  • abhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse śśūdrāputrasamṛddhidā

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 1.25

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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