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.

अन्तकः शमनो मृत्युः पातालं बडबामुखम् ।
क्षुरधारा विषः सर्पो वह्निरित्येकतः स्त्रियः ॥ ५१० ॥

antakaḥ śamano mṛtyuḥ pātālaṃ baḍabāmukham |
kṣuradhārā viṣaḥ sarpo vahnirityekataḥ striyaḥ || 510 ||

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

The end, the appeaser, death, the underworld, the face of the badba. The razor-edged sword is poison, the snake is fire, and women are on the one hand.

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

Antaka, Shamana, Mrityu, Patala, Bat, Amukham, Amukha, Kshuradhara, Vish, Visha, Sarpa, Vahni, Iti, Itya, Ekatah, Ekata, Stri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.510). 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: “antakaḥ śamano mṛtyuḥ pātālaṃ baḍabāmukham
  • antakaḥ -
  • antaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śamano* -
  • śamana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛtyuḥ -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pātālam -
  • pātāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pātāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • baḍ -
  • baṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ab -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āmukham -
  • āmukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āmukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āmukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āmukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kṣuradhārā viṣaḥ sarpo vahnirityekataḥ striyaḥ
  • kṣuradhārā* -
  • kṣuradhāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣuradhārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viṣaḥ -
  • viṣ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    viṣ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    viṣ (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarpo* -
  • sarpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vahnir -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • itye -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
  • ekataḥ -
  • ekataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ekata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • striyaḥ -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.510

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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