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.

सौवर्णं राजतं ताम्रं कृण्मयं वा स्वशक्तितः ।
द्वात्रिंशत्प्रस्थसंपूर्णं कंभमादाय शास्त्रवत् ॥ १४८ ॥

sauvarṇaṃ rājataṃ tāmraṃ kṛṇmayaṃ vā svaśaktitaḥ |
dvātriṃśatprasthasaṃpūrṇaṃ kaṃbhamādāya śāstravat || 148 ||

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

Gold, silver, copper or clay, according to one’s ability. He took a pot full of thirty-two prasthas, as prescribed in 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 (29.148). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sauvarna, Rajata, Tamra, Krish, Maya, Tas, Dvatrimshat, Prastha, Sampurna, Kambha, Ada, Adaya, Shastravat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 29.148). 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: “sauvarṇaṃ rājataṃ tāmraṃ kṛṇmayaṃ svaśaktitaḥ
  • sauvarṇam -
  • sauvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sauvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rājatam -
  • rājatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rājata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • tāmram -
  • tāmra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāmra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tāmrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛṇ -
  • kṛṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mayam -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • svaśakti -
  • svaśakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dvātriṃśatprasthasaṃpūrṇaṃ kaṃbhamādāya śāstravat
  • dvātriṃśat -
  • dvātriṃśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • prastha -
  • prastha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prastha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sampūrṇam -
  • sampūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sampūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sampūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kambham -
  • kambha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kambha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kambhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ādāya -
  • ādāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • śāstravat -
  • śāstravat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śāstravat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śāstravat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 29.148

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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