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.

याम्यायां मरणं विन्द्यान्नैरृत्यां व्याधिमादिशेत् ।
पश्मिमेतु जनानां तु क्षुत्पिपासाविवर्धनं ॥ ४५ ॥

yāmyāyāṃ maraṇaṃ vindyānnairṛtyāṃ vyādhimādiśet |
paśmimetu janānāṃ tu kṣutpipāsāvivardhanaṃ || 45 ||

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

If one finds death in the southern direction, one should prescribe disease in the northern direction. May the pashmi increase the hunger and thirst of the people.

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

Yamya, Marana, Nairriti, Nairritya, Vyadhi, Jana, Janana, Kshutpipasa, Vivardhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.45). 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: “yāmyāyāṃ maraṇaṃ vindyānnairṛtyāṃ vyādhimādiśet
  • yāmyāyām -
  • yāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • maraṇam -
  • maraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vindyān -
  • vid (verb class 7)
    [optative active third single]
  • nairṛtyām -
  • nairṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nairṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vyādhim -
  • vyādhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • diśet -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “paśmimetu janānāṃ tu kṣutpipāsāvivardhanaṃ
  • Cannot analyse paśmimetu*ja
  • janānām -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    jan -> janānā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kṣutpipāsā -
  • kṣutpipāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vivardhanam -
  • vivardhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vivardhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vivardhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.45

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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