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.

धातूनामप्यभावेतु सिर्धातुर्जायते नरः ।
प्लोतवस्त्रोत्तरीयाणां भूषणानां विहीनके ॥ ५९२ ॥

dhātūnāmapyabhāvetu sirdhāturjāyate naraḥ |
plotavastrottarīyāṇāṃ bhūṣaṇānāṃ vihīnake || 592 ||

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

Even in the absence of metals, a man is born of the metals. They were devoid of floating clothes, upper garments and ornaments.

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

Dhatu, Api, Apya, Abhava, Abhi, Dhatri, Jayat, Nara, Nri, Plota, Vastri, Vastra, Uttariya, Bhushana, Vihina, Kah, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.592). 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: “dhātūnāmapyabhāvetu sirdhāturjāyate naraḥ
  • dhātūnām -
  • dhātu (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    dhātu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dhātu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abhāve -
  • abhāva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • etu -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • sir -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhātur -
  • dhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhātu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “plotavastrottarīyāṇāṃ bhūṣaṇānāṃ vihīnake
  • plota -
  • plota (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vastro -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vastrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttarīyāṇām -
  • uttarīya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhūṣaṇānām -
  • bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vihīna -
  • vihīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vihīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.592

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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