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.

ग्रामश्चेद्यजमानस्तु वसिष्ठप्रवरं वदेत् ।
अथ वा कारयेद्विद्वान् काश्यप्रवरं वदन् ॥ ५९ ॥

grāmaścedyajamānastu vasiṣṭhapravaraṃ vadet |
atha vā kārayedvidvān kāśyapravaraṃ vadan || 59 ||

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

If it is a village, the priest should speak to the chief of the Vasiṣṭhas. Or else a learned person should consult the best of the Kaśyapas.

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

Grama, Cedi, Aja, Ana, Vasishtha, Pravara, Atha, Vidvas, Kashya, Vadat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 12.59). 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: “grāmaścedyajamānastu vasiṣṭhapravaraṃ vadet
  • grāmaś -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cedya -
  • cedi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ajam -
  • ajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    aja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ānas -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vasiṣṭha -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vasiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pravaram -
  • pravara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pravara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pravarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vadet -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “atha kārayedvidvān kāśyapravaraṃ vadan
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kārayed -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • vidvān -
  • vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • kāśya -
  • kāśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāś -> kāśya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √kāś]
    kāś -> kāśya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √kāś]
    kāś -> kāśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kāś]
    kāś -> kāśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kāś]
    kāś -> kāśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kāś]
    kāś -> kāśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kāś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kāś class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kāś]
    kāś -> kāśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kāś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kāś class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kāś]
    kaś -> kāśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kāśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • pravaram -
  • pravara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pravara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pravarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vadan -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 12.59

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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