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.

वै तण्डिकैस्तथा जल्पैर्निपुणैर्वादशिक्षितैः ।
तथा तत्त्वकथानिष्ठैः पदार्धज्ञैश्च तार्किकैः ॥ १५६ ॥

vai taṇḍikaistathā jalpairnipuṇairvādaśikṣitaiḥ |
tathā tattvakathāniṣṭhaiḥ padārdhajñaiśca tārkikaiḥ || 156 ||

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

They were skilled in arguing and talking with the taṇḍikas Similarly, the logicians who are devoted to the story of the truth and who know the half of the footsteps.

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

Tandika, Tatha, Jalpa, Nipuna, Vada, Shikshita, Tattva, Katha, Shtha, Pada, Pad, Ardha, Jna, Tarkika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 25.156). 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: “vai taṇḍikaistathā jalpairnipuṇairvādaśikṣitaiḥ
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • taṇḍikais -
  • taṇḍika (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    taṇḍika (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jalpair -
  • jalpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jalpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nipuṇair -
  • nipuṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nipuṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vāda -
  • vāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śikṣitaiḥ -
  • śikṣita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śikṣita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    śikṣ -> śikṣita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √śikṣ]
    śikṣ -> śikṣita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √śikṣ]
    śak -> śikṣita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √śak]
    śak -> śikṣita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √śak]
  • Line 2: “tathā tattvakathāniṣṭhaiḥ padārdhajñaiśca tārkikaiḥ
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tattva -
  • tattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kathāni -
  • katha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṣṭhai -
  • ṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • padā -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ardha -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñaiś -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jña (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tārkikaiḥ -
  • tārkika (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tārkika (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 25.156

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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