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.

परात्परतरं पारं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं गुरुम् ।
सर्ववेदार्थसारं तं द्वादशाष्याक्षरं तथा ॥ २८१ ॥

parātparataraṃ pāraṃ guhyādguhyataraṃ gurum |
sarvavedārthasāraṃ taṃ dvādaśāṣyākṣaraṃ tathā || 281 ||

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

The Supreme Being is beyond the transcendental, and the Guru is more mysterious than the mystery. It is the essence of the meanings of all the Vedas and contains twelve syllables.

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

Paratpara, Tara, Para, Guhya, Guhyatara, Guru, Sarvavedartha, Sara, Dvadasha, Dvadashan, Akshara, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 25.281). 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: “parātparataraṃ pāraṃ guhyādguhyataraṃ gurum
  • parātpara -
  • parātpara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parātpara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taram -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pāram -
  • pāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • guhyād -
  • guhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    guhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √guh class 1 verb]
  • guhyataram -
  • guhyatara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guhyatara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gurum -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sarvavedārthasāraṃ taṃ dvādaśāṣyākṣaraṃ tathā
  • sarvavedārtha -
  • sarvavedārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāram -
  • sāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛ]
    sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛ]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dvādaśā -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dvādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aṣyā -
  • aṣ -> aṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √aṣ]
  • akṣaram -
  • akṣara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣar (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    kṣar (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 25.281

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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