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.

बाला क्षयप्रदा प्रोक्ता युवती सुसमृद्धिदा ।
कार्यनाशकरी वृद्धा ग्राह्या ज्ञात्वाशिलास्तथा ॥ ४६ ॥

bālā kṣayapradā proktā yuvatī susamṛddhidā |
kāryanāśakarī vṛddhā grāhyā jñātvāśilāstathā || 46 ||

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

The young woman is said to be the cause of decay and the young woman is said to be the cause of good prosperity. The old woman who destroys her work is to be accepted as the stones of knowledge.

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

Bala, Kshaya, Prada, Prokta, Yuvat, Yuvati, Kari, Karin, Karya, Anashaka, Vriddha, Grahi, Grahya, Ashila, 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 7.46). 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: “bālā kṣayapradā proktā yuvatī susamṛddhidā
  • bālā -
  • bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣaya -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣan -> kṣaya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṣan]
    kṣi (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    kṣī (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pradā -
  • pradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • proktā* -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yuvatī -
  • yuvatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    yuvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuvati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yu -> yuvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √yu class 6 verb]
    yu -> yuvatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb]
  • susamṛddhi -
  • susamṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “kāryanāśakarī vṛddhā grāhyā jñātvāśilāstathā
  • kārya -
  • kāri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    kārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • anāśaka -
  • anāśaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • vṛddhā* -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • grāhyā* -
  • grāhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    grāhī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    grāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    grāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah]
    grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah], [accusative plural from √grah]
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • aśilās -
  • aśila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aśilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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 7.46

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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