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.

जगत्त्रयात्मकंऽचोक्त्वा वराहं प्रलयात्मकम् ।
वराहं देवरूपं च यज्ञेशं यज्ञवर्धकम् ॥ ४१ ॥

jagattrayātmakaṃ'coktvā varāhaṃ pralayātmakam |
varāhaṃ devarūpaṃ ca yajñeśaṃ yajñavardhakam || 41 ||

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

He said that the boar is composed of the three worlds and that it is composed of annihilation. I worship the boar in the form of a demigod, the lord of sacrifices and the enhancer of sacrifices.

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

Varaha, Pralaya, Maka, Devarupa, Yajnesha, Yajna, Vardhaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 13.41). 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: “jagattrayātmakaṃ'coktvā varāhaṃ pralayātmakam
  • Cannot analyse jagattrayātmakaṃ'coktvā*va
  • varāham -
  • varāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varāhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pralayāt -
  • pralaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • makam -
  • maka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “varāhaṃ devarūpaṃ ca yajñeśaṃ yajñavardhakam
  • varāham -
  • varāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varāhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • devarūpam -
  • devarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    devarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yajñeśam -
  • yajñeśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • yajña -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vardhakam -
  • vardhaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vardhaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vardhakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 13.41

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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