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.

क्षारताम्रादिभिर्धीप्तैर्दह्यन्ते क्रमशः पुनः ।
नरकेषु च सर्वेषु विचित्रा देहयातनाः ॥ ११६ ॥

kṣāratāmrādibhirdhīptairdahyante kramaśaḥ punaḥ |
narakeṣu ca sarveṣu vicitrā dehayātanāḥ || 116 ||

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

They are gradually burned again by salt, copper and other fuels. In all the hellish places there are various kinds of physical torments.

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

Kramashah, Kramashas, Puna, Naraka, Sarva, Vicitra, Atana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.116). 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: “kṣāratāmrādibhirdhīptairdahyante kramaśaḥ punaḥ
  • Cannot analyse kṣāratāmrādibhirdhīptairdahyante*kr
  • kramaśaḥ -
  • kramaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kramaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “narakeṣu ca sarveṣu vicitrā dehayātanāḥ
  • narakeṣu -
  • naraka (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    naraka (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarveṣu -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vicitrā* -
  • vicitra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vicitrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dehayā -
  • dih (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • atanāḥ -
  • atana (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 36.116

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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