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.

वामनं वरदं चैव काश्यपिं चादितिप्रियम्ऽ।
श्रीधरं पुरुषं चेति विष्णुं श्रीवत्सवक्षसम्ऽ ॥ ४२ ॥

vāmanaṃ varadaṃ caiva kāśyapiṃ cāditipriyam'|
śrīdharaṃ puruṣaṃ ceti viṣṇuṃ śrīvatsavakṣasam' || 42 ||

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

Vamana, the bestower of boons, and Kasyapa, the beloved of the sun. I worship Lord Viṣṇu, whose chest is covered with Śrīvatsa.

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

Vamana, Varada, Kashyapi, Shridhara, Purusha, Ceti, Vishnu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 17.42). 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: “vāmanaṃ varadaṃ caiva kāśyapiṃ cāditipriyam'
  • vāmanam -
  • vāmana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāmana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāmanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • varadam -
  • varada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kāśyapim -
  • kāśyapi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse cāditipriyam'
  • Line 2: “śrīdharaṃ puruṣaṃ ceti viṣṇuṃ śrīvatsavakṣasam'
  • śrīdharam -
  • śrīdhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrīdhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrīdharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puruṣam -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ceti -
  • ceti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • viṣṇum -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse śrīvatsavakṣasam'

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 17.42

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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