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.

गव्यं घृतं चाहरेत कापिलं तु गवादिषु ।
आजं च माहिषं त्याज्यं पक्षातीतं च वर्जयेत् ॥ ४६ ॥

gavyaṃ ghṛtaṃ cāhareta kāpilaṃ tu gavādiṣu |
ājaṃ ca māhiṣaṃ tyājyaṃ pakṣātītaṃ ca varjayet || 46 ||

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

One should eat cow’s milk and ghee, and Kapila should be used in cows and other animals. A buffalo should be abandoned today and should be avoided after the wings.

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

Gavya, Ghrita, Kapila, Gava, Aja, Mahisha, Tyajya, Paksha, Ita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 11.46). 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: “gavyaṃ ghṛtaṃ cāhareta kāpilaṃ tu gavādiṣu
  • gavyam -
  • gavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gu -> gavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √gu class 1 verb], [accusative single from √gu class 6 verb]
    gu -> gavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √gu class 1 verb], [accusative single from √gu class 1 verb], [nominative single from √gu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √gu class 6 verb]
  • ghṛtam -
  • ghṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • hareta -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • kāpilam -
  • kāpila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāpila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • gavād -
  • gava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    gava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “ājaṃ ca māhiṣaṃ tyājyaṃ pakṣātītaṃ ca varjayet
  • ājam -
  • āja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ājā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    aj (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • māhiṣam -
  • māhiṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māhiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tyājyam -
  • tyājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tyājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tyājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tyaj -> tyājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √tyaj]
    tyaj -> tyājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √tyaj]
    tyaj -> tyājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √tyaj]
    tyaj -> tyājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tyaj]
    tyaj -> tyājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tyaj], [accusative single from √tyaj]
  • pakṣāt -
  • pakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ī -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • itam -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    itā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arjayet -
  • ṛj (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 11.46

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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