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.

वैखानसमिदं शास्त्र मन्यशास्त्रानपेक्षितम् ।
प्रणिवायाब्जजः पूर्वं सर्वशास्त्रार्थसंग्रहम् ॥ ८ ॥

vaikhānasamidaṃ śāstra manyaśāstrānapekṣitam |
praṇivāyābjajaḥ pūrvaṃ sarvaśāstrārthasaṃgraham || 8 ||

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

This scripture of the Vaikhanasa is not required by the scriptures of the mind. The lotus flower in the first place is a collection of the meanings of all the scriptures.

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

Vaikhanasa, Idam, Shastra, Manya, Mani, Ashastra, Apekshita, Prani, Vaya, Abjaja, Purvam, Purva, Sarvashastra, Arthasangraha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 26.8). 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: “vaikhānasamidaṃ śāstra manyaśāstrānapekṣitam
  • vaikhānasam -
  • vaikhānasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaikhānasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śāstra -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manya -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    man -> manya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    man -> manya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    manī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    manī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aśāstrān -
  • aśāstra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • apekṣitam -
  • apekṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apekṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apekṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “praṇivāyābjajaḥ pūrvaṃ sarvaśāstrārthasaṃgraham
  • praṇi -
  • praṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    praṇī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vāyā -
  • vāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> vāya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vai (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abjajaḥ -
  • abjaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sarvaśāstrā -
  • sarvaśāstra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvaśāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvaśāstrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthasaṅgraham -
  • arthasaṅgraha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arthasaṅgraha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 26.8

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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