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.

तिलवत्संप्रपीड्यन्ते चक्राख्ये नरके नराः ।
पच्यन्ते चातितप्तेषु लोहभाण्डेष्वनेकथा ॥ ७४ ॥

tilavatsaṃprapīḍyante cakrākhye narake narāḥ |
pacyante cātitapteṣu lohabhāṇḍeṣvanekathā || 74 ||

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

Men are tormented like sesame seeds in the hell called Chakra. They are cooked in various ways in very hot iron vessels.

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

Tilavatsa, Prapi, Cakra, Akhya, Naraka, Nara, Atitapta, Loha, Bhanda, Ana, Ani, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.74). 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: “tilavatsaṃprapīḍyante cakrākhye narake narāḥ
  • tilavatsam -
  • tilavatsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tilavatsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tilavatsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prapī -
  • prapī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prapī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    prapī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • īḍyante -
  • īḍ (verb class 2)
    [present passive third plural]
  • cakrā -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • ākhye -
  • ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • narake -
  • naraka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    naraka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • narāḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “pacyante cātitapteṣu lohabhāṇḍeṣvanekathā
  • pacyante -
  • pac (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    pac (verb class 4)
    [present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • atitapteṣu -
  • atitapta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    atitapta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • loha -
  • loha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    loha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    luh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhāṇḍeṣva -
  • bhāṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhāṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ane -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kathā -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.74

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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