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.

असद्धर्मस्त्वयं स्त्रीणां प्रायेण हि भवेद्भुवि ।
पापीयसो नरान्यद्वै त्यक्तलज्जा भजन्तिताः ॥ ४९४ ॥

asaddharmastvayaṃ strīṇāṃ prāyeṇa hi bhavedbhuvi |
pāpīyaso narānyadvai tyaktalajjā bhajantitāḥ || 494 ||

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

This is an irreligious act that almost always happens to women on earth. Sinful men have given up their shame and worship others.

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

Asaddharma, Tva, Aya, Idam, Stri, Prayena, Praya, Bhu, Papiyas, Nara, Tyaktalajja, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.494). 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: “asaddharmastvayaṃ strīṇāṃ prāyeṇa hi bhavedbhuvi
  • asaddharmas -
  • asaddharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • strīṇām -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • prāyeṇa -
  • prāyeṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “pāpīyaso narānyadvai tyaktalajjā bhajantitāḥ
  • pāpīyaso* -
  • pāpīyas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pāpīyas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • narān -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • yadvai -
  • tyaktalajjā* -
  • tyaktalajja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tyaktalajjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhajanti -
  • bhaj (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • tāḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, 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 36.494

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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