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.

न कुर्वन्ति तथा विप्राः स्नानशौचादिकाः क्रियाः ।
अकालकर्मनिरताः कूटयुक्तिविशारदाः ॥ ८० ॥

na kurvanti tathā viprāḥ snānaśaucādikāḥ kriyāḥ |
akālakarmaniratāḥ kūṭayuktiviśāradāḥ || 80 ||

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

The brāhmaṇas do not perform such rituals as bathing and cleansing They were engaged in premature actions and were experts in deceptive tactics.

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

Kurvat, Tatha, Vipra, Snana, Shauca, Adika, Kriya, Akala, Karman, Irat, Kuta, Visharada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 37.80). 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: “na kurvanti tathā viprāḥ snānaśaucādikāḥ kriyāḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kurvanti -
  • kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third plural]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • viprāḥ -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • snāna -
  • snāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaucā -
  • śauca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śauca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adikāḥ -
  • adika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kriyāḥ -
  • kriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [benedictive active second single]
  • Line 2: “akālakarmaniratāḥ kūṭayuktiviśāradāḥ
  • akāla -
  • akāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karman -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • iratā -
  • ir -> irat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ir class 6 verb]
    ir -> irat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ir class 6 verb]
    ir (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kūṭa -
  • kūṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kūṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yukti -
  • yukti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • viśāradāḥ -
  • viśārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viśāradā (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 37.80

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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