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.

उपयुञ्ज्यात्कुटुंबार्थे स हि दायहरो हरेः ।
देवद्रव्योवभोगे तु यश्शास्त्रैदोन्ष ईरितः ॥ १८४ ॥

upayuñjyātkuṭuṃbārthe sa hi dāyaharo hareḥ |
devadravyovabhoge tu yaśśāstraidonṣa īritaḥ || 184 ||

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

If one uses it for the sake of his family, he is a debtor to the Lord. When one enjoys the property of the demigods, he is described in the scriptures as idonṣa.

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

Upa, Kutumba, Artha, Dayahara, Hari, Deva, Dravya, Dravi, Bhoga, Yah, Shastra, Ida, Sha, Irita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.184). 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: “upayuñjyātkuṭuṃbārthe sa hi dāyaharo hareḥ
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • yuñjyāt -
  • yuj (verb class 7)
    [optative active third single]
  • kuṭumbā -
  • kuṭumba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṭumba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dāyaharo* -
  • dāyahara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hareḥ -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • Line 2: “devadravyovabhoge tu yaśśāstraidonṣa īritaḥ
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dravyo -
  • dravya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dravyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dravī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    dravī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • uva -
  • u (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]
    u (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]
    u (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]
  • bhoge -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhoga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhogā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāstra -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ido -
  • idā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ūn -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ṣa* -
  • ṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • īritaḥ -
  • īrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    īr -> īrita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √īr]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.184

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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