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.

कण्ठप्रभृतिवृत्तंय द्वेसरन्तत्प्रचक्षते ।
बेरःपूर्वंस्थितोयत्र तत्रबेरवशाद्भवेत् ॥ १९ ॥

kaṇṭhaprabhṛtivṛttaṃya dvesarantatpracakṣate |
beraḥpūrvaṃsthitoyatra tatraberavaśādbhavet || 19 ||

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

The circle of the neck and other parts of the body is called the dvesara. Wherever Bera is situated in the past, it is under the control of Bera.

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

Kantha, Vritta, Dva, Sarat, Tat, Tad, Pra, Bera, Purvam, Purva, Sthita, Yatra, Tatra, Vasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 5.19). 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: “kaṇṭhaprabhṛtivṛttaṃya dvesarantatpracakṣate
  • kaṇṭha -
  • kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaṇṭh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prabhṛti -
  • prabhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vṛttaṃ -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • ya -
  • dve -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saran -
  • sarat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sṛ -> sarat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cakṣate -
  • cakṣ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • Line 2: “beraḥpūrvaṃsthitoyatra tatraberavaśādbhavet
  • beraḥ -
  • bera (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūrvaṃ -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sthito -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bera -
  • bera (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bera (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaśād -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative 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 5.19

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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