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.

वज्रदंष्ट्रऽमिति प्रोच्य देवमादिवराहकम् ।
महीं तां पृथुलामुर्वीऽमिति देवीं महीं क्रमात् ॥ ३९ ॥

vajradaṃṣṭra'miti procya devamādivarāhakam |
mahīṃ tāṃ pṛthulāmurvī'miti devīṃ mahīṃ kramāt || 39 ||

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

The original boar, the deity, was called Vajradanṣṭra. That earth was gradually called Pṛthulā, the goddess of fortune.

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

Pra, Deva, Adivaraha, Kah, Mahi, Devi, Kramat, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 13.39). 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: “vajradaṃṣṭra'miti procya devamādivarāhakam
  • Cannot analyse vajradaṃṣṭra'miti*pr
  • pro -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ucya -
  • uc -> ucya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √uc]
    vac -> ucya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> ucya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    uc (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • ādivarāha -
  • ādivarāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “mahīṃ tāṃ pṛthulāmurvī'miti devīṃ mahīṃ kramāt
  • mahīm -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse pṛthulāmurvī'miti*de
  • devīm -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahīm -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 13.39

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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