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.

रुद्रादिभिस्सहाज्ञा नात्तेऽपि ज्ञेया अवैष्णवाः ।
नरेषु ब्राह्मणाश्श्रेष्ठा ब्राह्मणेषु विपश्चितः ॥ १२३ ॥

rudrādibhissahājñā nātte'pi jñeyā avaiṣṇavāḥ |
nareṣu brāhmaṇāśśreṣṭhā brāhmaṇeṣu vipaścitaḥ || 123 ||

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

They are not to be understood as non-Vaishnavas even if they are not commanded by Rudra and others The brahmins are the best among men and the most learned among the brahmins.

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

Rudra, Saha, Sah, Ajna, Tad, Yushmad, Api, Jneya, Vaishnava, Nara, Brahmana, Shreshtha, Vipashcit, Vipashcita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 30.123). 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: “rudrādibhissahājñā nātte'pi jñeyā avaiṣṇavāḥ
  • rudrād -
  • rudra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    rudra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhis -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sahā -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sah (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ajñā* -
  • ajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ajñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [aorist active second single]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • 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]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jñeyā* -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñeyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaiṣṇavāḥ -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “nareṣu brāhmaṇāśśreṣṭhā brāhmaṇeṣu vipaścitaḥ
  • nareṣu -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • brāhmaṇāś -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śreṣṭhā* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brāhmaṇeṣu -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vipaścitaḥ -
  • vipaścit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vipaścit (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vipaścita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 30.123

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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