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.

आशक्यं विधिवत्कर्तुं ब्रह्माद्यैरपि पूजनम् ।
मनुष्यैःकिमुवक्तव्यं दरिद्रैरदृढात्मभिः ॥ ६ ॥

āśakyaṃ vidhivatkartuṃ brahmādyairapi pūjanam |
manuṣyaiḥkimuvaktavyaṃ daridrairadṛḍhātmabhiḥ || 6 ||

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

It is impossible to worship even Brahmā and others according to the prescribed rituals. What can men say to poor and unsteady men?

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

Asha, Kya, Vidhivat, Kartu, Brahmadya, Api, Pujana, Daridra, Adridha, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.6). 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: “āśakyaṃ vidhivatkartuṃ brahmādyairapi pūjanam
  • āśa -
  • āśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kyam -
  • kya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vidhivat -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kartum -
  • kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • brahmādyair -
  • brahmādya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    brahmādya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pūjanam -
  • pūjana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pūjanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “manuṣyaiḥkimuvaktavyaṃ daridrairadṛḍhātmabhiḥ
  • Cannot analyse manuṣyaiḥkimuvaktavyam*da
  • daridrair -
  • daridra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    daridra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • adṛḍhā -
  • adṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adṛḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātmabhiḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.6

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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