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.

सृष्टिः संहार इत्येषां स्थानभेदः प्रवक्ष्यते ।
सर्वतो भद्रकं नन्द्यावर्तकं श्रीप्रतिष्ठितम् ॥ १८ ॥

sṛṣṭiḥ saṃhāra ityeṣāṃ sthānabhedaḥ pravakṣyate |
sarvato bhadrakaṃ nandyāvartakaṃ śrīpratiṣṭhitam || 18 ||

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

The difference in place between creation and destruction will be described. It is situated on all sides and is situated on all sides.

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

Srishti, Samhara, Iti, Itya, Idam, Sthana, Bheda, Pra, Vakshyat, Sarvatah, Sarvata, Bhadraka, Nandyavarta, Kah, Shripratishthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 9.18). 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: “sṛṣṭiḥ saṃhāra ityeṣāṃ sthānabhedaḥ pravakṣyate
  • sṛṣṭiḥ -
  • sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃhāra* -
  • saṃhāra (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]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • sthāna -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhedaḥ -
  • bheda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vakṣyate -
  • vac -> vakṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vac class 2 verb], [dative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vac class 2 verb], [dative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vah -> vakṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah -> vakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future middle third single]
    vakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    vakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “sarvato bhadrakaṃ nandyāvartakaṃ śrīpratiṣṭhitam
  • sarvato* -
  • sarvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhadrakam -
  • bhadraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhadraka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhadrakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nandyāvarta -
  • nandyāvarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śrīpratiṣṭhitam -
  • śrīpratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrīpratiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 9.18

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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