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.

नारसिंहं वराहं च वामनं च त्रिविक्रमम् ।
ध्रुवबेरं विना कृत्वा कौतुकं लक्षणान्वितम् ॥ ११७ ॥

nārasiṃhaṃ varāhaṃ ca vāmanaṃ ca trivikramam |
dhruvaberaṃ vinā kṛtvā kautukaṃ lakṣaṇānvitam || 117 ||

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

I worship Lord Narasimha, Lord Vārāha and Lord Trivikrama. Without Dhruvabera, the characteristics of the Kautuka were made.

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

Narasimha, Varaha, Vamana, Trivikrama, Dhruvabera, Vina, Kritva, Kritvan, Kautuka, Lakshananvita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 16.117). 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: “nārasiṃhaṃ varāhaṃ ca vāmanaṃ ca trivikramam
  • nārasiṃham -
  • nārasiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nārasiṃha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • varāham -
  • varāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varāhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāmanam -
  • vāmana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāmana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāmanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trivikramam -
  • trivikrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trivikrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trivikramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “dhruvaberaṃ vinā kṛtvā kautukaṃ lakṣaṇānvitam
  • dhruvaberam -
  • dhruvabera (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruvabera (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vinā -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kautukam -
  • kautuka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • lakṣaṇānvitam -
  • lakṣaṇānvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇānvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇānvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 16.117

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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