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.

चिन्तातुर स्तदा ब्रह्मा मूढः कर्तव्यकर्मणि ।
बहुधा ध्यायमानस्तुन लेभे कारणं स्वतः ॥ २३ ॥

cintātura stadā brahmā mūḍhaḥ kartavyakarmaṇi |
bahudhā dhyāyamānastuna lebhe kāraṇaṃ svataḥ || 23 ||

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

Worried, Brahma then became confused about his duty and action. After meditating in many ways, he automatically found the reason.

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

Cinta, Brahma, Mudha, Kartavya, Karmani, Karman, Bahudha, Dhyayamana, Tuna, Karana, Svatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 30.23). 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: “cintātura stadā brahmā mūḍhaḥ kartavyakarmaṇi
  • cintāt -
  • cinta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    cinta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ura -
  • uras (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    uras (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • sta -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • dā* -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahmā* -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mūḍhaḥ -
  • mūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
  • kartavya -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • karmaṇi -
  • karmaṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karmaṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    karmaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “bahudhā dhyāyamānastuna lebhe kāraṇaṃ svataḥ
  • bahudhā -
  • bahudhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dhyāyamānas -
  • dhyāyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tuna -
  • tuna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tuna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lebhe -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • svataḥ -
  • svataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 30.23

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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