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.

तेषां पुण्यफलं वक्तुं न शक्यं त्रिदशैरपि ।
ततश्शिष्यं समाहूय विनयान्वितमादरात् ॥ ५१ ॥

teṣāṃ puṇyaphalaṃ vaktuṃ na śakyaṃ tridaśairapi |
tataśśiṣyaṃ samāhūya vinayānvitamādarāt || 51 ||

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

Even the demigods cannot describe the merits of these deeds Then he humbly and respectfully summoned his disciple.

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

Tad, Punyaphala, Shakya, Tridasha, Api, Tatah, Tata, Shishya, Samahuya, Vinayanvita, Adara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.51). 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: “teṣāṃ puṇyaphalaṃ vaktuṃ na śakyaṃ tridaśairapi
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • puṇyaphalam -
  • puṇyaphala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇyaphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyaphalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaktum -
  • vac -> vaktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vac]
    vac -> vaktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vac]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakyam -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śakya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śakyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • tridaśair -
  • tridaśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tridaśa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “tataśśiṣyaṃ samāhūya vinayānvitamādarāt
  • tataś -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • śiṣyam -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śiṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • samāhūya -
  • samāhūya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāhūya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vinayānvitam -
  • vinayānvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vinayānvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vinayānvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ādarāt -
  • ādara (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 18.51

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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