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.

Verse 7.12

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बेरलक्षणं शैलादि भेदः ।
अथ वक्ष्ये विशेषेण बेरलक्षणमुत्तमम् ।
शैलजं रत्नजं चैव धातुजं दारवं तथा ॥ १२ ॥

beralakṣaṇaṃ śailādi bhedaḥ |
atha vakṣye viśeṣeṇa beralakṣaṇamuttamam |
śailajaṃ ratnajaṃ caiva dhātujaṃ dāravaṃ tathā || 12 ||

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

The characteristic of the plum is the difference between the rock and the other. I shall now describe the best characteristics of berries in particular. They are made of rock, gems, minerals and firewood.
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 (7.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Beralakshana, Bheda, Atha, Vakshya, Vishesha, Uttamam, Uttama, Shailaja, Ratna, Dhatuja, Darava, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 7.12). 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: “beralakṣaṇaṃ śailādi bhedaḥ ”
beralakṣaṇam -
beralakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

beralakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śailādi -
śailādi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
bhedaḥ -
bheda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “atha vakṣye viśeṣeṇa beralakṣaṇamuttamam ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vakṣye -
√vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ]

√vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ], [locative single from √vakṣ]

√vakṣ -> vakṣyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative single from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ]

√vah (verb class 1)

[future middle first single]

√vakṣ (verb class 1)

[present passive first single]

√vakṣ (verb class 0)

[present passive first single]
viśeṣeṇa -
viśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

viśeṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
beralakṣaṇam -
beralakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

beralakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
uttamam -
uttamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

uttamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “śailajaṃ ratnajaṃ caiva dhātujaṃ dāravaṃ tathā ”
śailajam -
śailaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śailaja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śailajā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ratna -
ratna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ratna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jam -
ja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

jā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
dhātujam -
dhātuja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhātuja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dhātujā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dāravam -
dārava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dārava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 7.12

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!

Last Updated: 23 July, 2023