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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.
Verse 29.100
नाराणि चोत्तमानि स्युर्माहिषाद्यानि मध्यमम् ।
सरीसृपादिषु भवान्यथमानि वदन्तिहि ॥ १०० ॥
nārāṇi cottamāni syurmāhiṣādyāni madhyamam |
sarīsṛpādiṣu bhavānyathamāni vadantihi || 100 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The females are the best, and the buffaloes and others are the middle. You are the first to speak of reptiles and other creatures.
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 (29.100). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nara, Uttama, Mahisha, Yani, Yat, Madhyama, Sarisripa, Bhava, Bhavani, Atha, Mani, Manin, Vadat, Vadanti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 29.100). 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: “nārāṇi cottamāni syurmāhiṣādyāni madhyamam ”
- nārāṇi -
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nāra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- co -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uttamāni -
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uttama (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- syur -
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√as (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- māhiṣād -
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māhiṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]māhiṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yāni -
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yānī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- madhyamam -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madhyama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madhyamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “sarīsṛpādiṣu bhavānyathamāni vadantihi ”
- sarīsṛpād -
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sarīsṛpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sarīsṛpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- iṣu -
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iṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]i (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- bhavānya -
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bhavānī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- māni -
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mānī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]mānin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mānin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√mā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- vadanti -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 29.100
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!