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.

पाषण्डप्रचुरेधर्मे दस्युप्रायेषु राजसु ।
चौर्यानृतवृधाहिंसानानावृत्तिषु वै नृषु ॥ ५२ ॥

pāṣaṇḍapracuredharme dasyuprāyeṣu rājasu |
cauryānṛtavṛdhāhiṃsānānāvṛttiṣu vai nṛṣu || 52 ||

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

Atheism abounded in religion, and kings were almost thieves. Theft, lying, old age and violence are common among men.

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

Pashanda, Pracura, Dharma, Praya, Rajan, Rajasu, Cauri, Caurya, Anritu, Ahimsana, Avritti, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 37.52). 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: “pāṣaṇḍapracuredharme dasyuprāyeṣu rājasu
  • pāṣaṇḍa -
  • pāṣaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṣaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pracure -
  • pracura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pracura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pracurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dharme -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dasyu -
  • dasyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • prāyeṣu -
  • prāya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • rājasu -
  • rājasū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “cauryānṛtavṛdhāhiṃsānānāvṛttiṣu vai nṛṣu
  • cauryā -
  • caurya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caurī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • anṛtavṛ -
  • anṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ṛdhā -
  • ṛdh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ahiṃsānān -
  • ahiṃsāna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āvṛttiṣu -
  • āvṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • nṛṣu -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 37.52

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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