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.

ततोज्ञातुंहिविष्णोर्वै भूपरीक्षादिषुक्रमम् ।
इच्छामस्त्वत्प्रसादेन दीनाश्शिष्यजनाःप्रभो ॥ २ ॥

tatojñātuṃhiviṣṇorvai bhūparīkṣādiṣukramam |
icchāmastvatprasādena dīnāśśiṣyajanāḥprabho || 2 ||

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

Then, to understand the order of Lord Viṣṇu’s testing of the earth, etc. O Lord by Your grace we wish to become poor disciples.

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vishnu, Bhupariksha, Adi, Adin, Krama, Yushmad, Prasada, Dina, Shishya, Jana, Prabhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 1.2). 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: “tatojñātuṃhiviṣṇorvai bhūparīkṣādiṣukramam
  • tato -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • jñātuṃ -
  • jñā -> jñātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √jñā]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • viṣṇor -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • rvai -
  • bhūparīkṣā -
  • bhūparīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādiṣu -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • kramam -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “icchāmastvatprasādena dīnāśśiṣyajanāḥprabho
  • icchāmas -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active first plural]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • prasādena -
  • prasāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dīnāś -
  • dīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śiṣya -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śās -> śiṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śās]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śiṣ]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śiṣ]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prabho -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 1.2

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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