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.

नारायणं नरं विष्णुं नरकान्तकऽमित्यपि ।
माधवं पुण्डरीकाक्षं विष्णुं सर्वात्मकंऽत्विति, ॥ ३९ ॥

nārāyaṇaṃ naraṃ viṣṇuṃ narakāntaka'mityapi |
mādhavaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ viṣṇuṃ sarvātmakaṃ'tviti, || 39 ||

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

He is also known as Nārāyaṇa, Nara, Viṣṇu and Narakantaka. May the lotus-eyed Lord Viṣṇu, who is all-pervading, be worshiped as Mādhava.

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

Narayana, Nara, Vishnu, Madhava, Pundarikaksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 17.39). 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: “nārāyaṇaṃ naraṃ viṣṇuṃ narakāntaka'mityapi
  • nārāyaṇam -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • naram -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viṣṇum -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse narakāntaka'mityapi
  • Line 2: “mādhavaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ viṣṇuṃ sarvātmakaṃ'tviti,
  • mādhavam -
  • mādhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mādhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mādhavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṇḍarīkākṣam -
  • puṇḍarīkākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇḍarīkākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viṣṇum -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse sarvātmakaṃ'tviti

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 17.39

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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