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.

शिलःपृभृति पाट्यन्तेघोरैः कर्मभिरात्मजैः ।
तेनतेनैव रूपेण हन्यन्ते पारदारिकाः ॥ ८६ ॥

śilaḥpṛbhṛti pāṭyanteghoraiḥ karmabhirātmajaiḥ |
tenatenaiva rūpeṇa hanyante pāradārikāḥ || 86 ||

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

They are broken down by the terrible deeds of their sons, starting with stones. The wives of others are killed by this very form.

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

Ghora, Karman, Atmaja, Tad, Tena, Rupa, Paradarika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.86). 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: “śilaḥpṛbhṛti pāṭyanteghoraiḥ karmabhirātmajaiḥ
  • Cannot analyse śilaḥpṛbhṛti*pā
  • pāṭyante -
  • paṭ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third plural]
  • ghoraiḥ -
  • ghora (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • karmabhir -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ātmajaiḥ -
  • ātmaja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ātmaja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “tenatenaiva rūpeṇa hanyante pāradārikāḥ
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • tenai -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • rūpeṇa -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • hanyante -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present passive third plural]
  • pāradārikāḥ -
  • pāradārika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.86

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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