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.

अन्नाद्गृहस्था लोकेस्मिन्भिक्षवस्तापसास्तथा ।
अन्नाद्भवन्ति वै प्राणाः प्रत्यक्षं नात्र संशयः ॥ २३० ॥

annādgṛhasthā lokesminbhikṣavastāpasāstathā |
annādbhavanti vai prāṇāḥ pratyakṣaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ || 230 ||

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

In this world the householders, the mendicants and the ascetics are dependent on food. There is no doubt that food is the direct source of life.

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

Anna, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Prana, Pratyaksham, Pratyaksha, Samshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.230). 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: “annādgṛhasthā lokesminbhikṣavastāpasāstathā
  • annād -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • gṛhasthā* -
  • Cannot analyse lokesminbhikṣavastāpasāstathā
  • Line 2: “annādbhavanti vai prāṇāḥ pratyakṣaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
  • annād -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • prāṇāḥ -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pratyakṣam -
  • pratyakṣam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pratyakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratyakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratyakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśayaḥ -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.230

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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