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.

वसवस्स्युरथाष्टौ च ओङ्कारश्च वषट्कृतम् ।
एते देवास्त्रयस्त्रिंशाः कथिता ब्रह्मणा पुरा ॥ १५५ ॥

vasavassyurathāṣṭau ca oṅkāraśca vaṣaṭkṛtam |
ete devāstrayastriṃśāḥ kathitā brahmaṇā purā || 155 ||

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

The Vasus are the eight chariots, and the omkara is the Vaṣaṭ. In the past Lord Brahmā described these thirty-three demigods.

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

Vasu, Vasava, Atha, Ashta, Ashti, Onkara, Vashatkrita, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Deva, Trayastrimsha, Kathita, Brahman, Pura, Pur,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 24.155). 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: “vasavassyurathāṣṭau ca oṅkāraśca vaṣaṭkṛtam
  • vasavas -
  • vasu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vasu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vasava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syur -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aṣṭau -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • ca* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • oṅkāraś -
  • oṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaṣaṭkṛtam -
  • vaṣaṭkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaṣaṭkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaṣaṭkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ete devāstrayastriṃśāḥ kathitā brahmaṇā purā
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • devās -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • trayastriṃśāḥ -
  • trayastriṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kathitā* -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kathitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
  • brahmaṇā -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 24.155

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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