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.

दर्भमूले च संगृह्य गजदन्ते तथैवच ।
गोश्रुङ्गे कर्कटावासे वल्मीकस्य तु मध्यमे ॥ २६ ॥

darbhamūle ca saṃgṛhya gajadante tathaivaca |
gośruṅge karkaṭāvāse valmīkasya tu madhyame || 26 ||

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

The same is true of the elephant’s tooth, which is placed at the root of the palm tree. There is a cow’s horn in the middle of the ant’s nest.

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

Darbha, Mula, Sangrihya, Gajadanta, Tatha, Karkata, Karkati, Karkatu, Asa, Valmika, Madhyama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 22.26). 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: “darbhamūle ca saṃgṛhya gajadante tathaivaca
  • darbha -
  • darbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛbh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mūle -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mūl (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgṛhya -
  • saṅgṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅgṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gajadante -
  • gajadanta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “gośruṅge karkaṭāvāse valmīkasya tu madhyame
  • Cannot analyse gośruṅge*ka
  • karkaṭāvā -
  • karkaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karkaṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    karkaṭu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • āse -
  • āsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āsa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ās (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • valmīkasya -
  • valmīka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    valmīka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • madhyame -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 22.26

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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