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.

कालसूत्रोऽष्टमो ह्येते नरका इति विश्रुताः ।
सूच्यग्रकालखड्गाश्च क्षुरधारांचबरीषकाः ॥ १३ ॥

kālasūtro'ṣṭamo hyete narakā iti viśrutāḥ |
sūcyagrakālakhaḍgāśca kṣuradhārāṃcabarīṣakāḥ || 13 ||

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

The eighth thread of time is that these are known as hell. They also carried swords with the tips of needles and razors and axes.

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

Kalasutra, Ashtama, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Naraka, Iti, Vishruta, Sucyagra, Kala, Khadga, Kshuradhara, Isha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.13). 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: “kālasūtro'ṣṭamo hyete narakā iti viśrutāḥ
  • kālasūtro' -
  • kālasūtra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṣṭamo* -
  • aṣṭama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hye -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • narakā* -
  • naraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • viśrutāḥ -
  • viśruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viśrutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “sūcyagrakālakhaḍgāśca kṣuradhārāṃcabarīṣakāḥ
  • sūcyagra -
  • sūcyagra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūcyagra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāla -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khaḍgāś -
  • khaḍga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣuradhārā -
  • kṣuradhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣuradhāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣuradhārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • añca -
  • añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ba -
  • ba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • īṣa -
  • īṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active second plural]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • kāḥ -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.13

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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