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.

षष्टिर्वर्षसहस्राणि विष्ठायां जायते कृमिः ।
स्वदत्ताद्द्विगुणं पुण्यं परदत्तानु पालनम् ॥ ४८६ ॥

ṣaṣṭirvarṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṃ jāyate kṛmiḥ |
svadattāddviguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ paradattānu pālanam || 486 ||

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

A worm grows in feces for sixty thousand years. It is twice as pious to give what one gives to oneself and to follow what others give.

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

Shashtih, Shashti, Varshasahasra, Vishtha, Jayat, Krimi, Svadat, Tat, Dviguna, Punya, Para, Datta, Anu, Palana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.486). 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: “ṣaṣṭirvarṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṃ jāyate kṛmiḥ
  • ṣaṣṭir -
  • ṣaṣṭiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • varṣasahasrāṇi -
  • varṣasahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viṣṭhāyām -
  • viṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • kṛmiḥ -
  • kṛmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “svadattāddviguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ paradattānu pālanam
  • svadat -
  • svad -> svadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √svad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √svad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √svad class 1 verb]
  • tād -
  • tāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dviguṇam -
  • dviguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dviguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dviguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • para -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • dattā -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    datta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • 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]
  • pālanam -
  • pālana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pālana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.486

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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