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.

एतदुक्तं महच्चक्रं सर्वारिष्टविनाशनम् ।
चक्रस्य स्थापनं मार्गं प्रवक्ष्यामि तपोधनाः ॥ ४४ ॥

etaduktaṃ mahaccakraṃ sarvāriṣṭavināśanam |
cakrasya sthāpanaṃ mārgaṃ pravakṣyāmi tapodhanāḥ || 44 ||

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

This great chakra described above destroys all evils O rich ascetics I shall now describe the method of installing the wheel.

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

Etad, Ukta, Mahat, Cakra, Saru, Sarva, Arishta, Vinashana, Sthapana, Marga, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Tapodhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 23.44). 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: “etaduktaṃ mahaccakraṃ sarvāriṣṭavināśanam
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uktam -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • mahac -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cakram -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvā -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saru (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ariṣṭa -
  • ariṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ariṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vināśanam -
  • vināśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vināśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “cakrasya sthāpanaṃ mārgaṃ pravakṣyāmi tapodhanāḥ
  • cakrasya -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sthāpanam -
  • sthāpana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthāpana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthāpanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mārgam -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mārgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣyā -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tapodhanāḥ -
  • tapodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tapodhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 23.44

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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