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.

अनुशस्ताः किल पुरा यमेव यमकिङ्कराः ।
पाशधण्डधराः क्रूराः प्रजासंयमनोद्यताः ॥ १४ ॥

anuśastāḥ kila purā yameva yamakiṅkarāḥ |
pāśadhaṇḍadharāḥ krūrāḥ prajāsaṃyamanodyatāḥ || 14 ||

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

In the past, the servants of Yamarāja were admonished by him. They were cruel and wielded ropes and clubs and were ready to subdue the people.

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

Anu, Shasta, Kila, Pura, Yama, Iva, Yamakinkara, Krura, Praja, Samyamana, Udyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.14). 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: “anuśastāḥ kila purā yameva yamakiṅkarāḥ
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śastāḥ -
  • śasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śas class 1 verb]
    śas -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śas class 1 verb]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yame -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    yama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yamakiṅkarāḥ -
  • yamakiṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “pāśadhaṇḍadharāḥ krūrāḥ prajāsaṃyamanodyatāḥ
  • Cannot analyse pāśadhaṇḍadharāḥ*kr
  • krūrāḥ -
  • krūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    krūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prajā -
  • prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃyamano -
  • saṃyamana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃyamana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • udyatāḥ -
  • udyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    udyata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.14

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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