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.

वटबीजेन सदृशः केवलं सूत्रदण्डभृत् ।
वर्तमाने महायज्ञे बलेर्वैरोचनेः पुरा ॥ ३ ॥

vaṭabījena sadṛśaḥ kevalaṃ sūtradaṇḍabhṛt |
vartamāne mahāyajñe balervairocaneḥ purā || 3 ||

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

It is similar to the seed of a banyan tree and carries only a thread and a rod In the past, when Bali Mahārāja was performing a great sacrifice,

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

Vata, Bija, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Kevalam, Kevala, Sutradanda, Bhrit, Vartamana, Mahayajna, Bali, Vairocani, Pura, Pur,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 14.3). 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: “vaṭabījena sadṛśaḥ kevalaṃ sūtradaṇḍabhṛt
  • vaṭa -
  • vaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bījena -
  • bīja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bīja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sadṛśaḥ -
  • sadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sadṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sūtradaṇḍa -
  • sūtradaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūtradaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhṛt -
  • bhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vartamāne mahāyajñe balervairocaneḥ purā
  • vartamāne -
  • vartamāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vartamāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vartamānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • mahāyajñe -
  • mahāyajña (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahāyajñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • baler -
  • bali (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bal (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • vairocaneḥ -
  • vairocani (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 14.3

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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