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.

नव ब्रह्माण एवै ते विनास्युर्नीललोहितम् ।
वेदानां व्यसनादर्पाक्प्राग्रूपं मिलितं तु यत् ॥ ६१ ॥

nava brahmāṇa evai te vināsyurnīlalohitam |
vedānāṃ vyasanādarpākprāgrūpaṃ militaṃ tu yat || 61 ||

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

The nine Brahmans alone will destroy the blue and red. The Vedas, however, have been combined with the previous form of pride because of the trouble.

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

Nava, Navan, Brahma, Brahman, Tad, Yushmad, Vina, Nilalohita, Veda, Milita, Yat, Yad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 30.61). 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: “nava brahmāṇa evai te vināsyurnīlalohitam
  • nava -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    navan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    navan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nu (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • brahmā -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āṇa* -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • evai -
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vinā -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • syur -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • nīlalohitam -
  • nīlalohita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nīlalohita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nīlalohitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vedānāṃ vyasanādarpākprāgrūpaṃ militaṃ tu yat
  • vedānām -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Cannot analyse vyasanādarpākprāgrūpam*mi
  • militam -
  • milita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    milita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    militā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mil -> milita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mil class 6 verb]
    mil -> milita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mil class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mil class 6 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 30.61

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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