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.

पुरा चतुर्मुखो ब्रह्मासिसृक्षुरखिलं जगत् ।
सुप्तोद्थितश्चिरं कालं प्राक्रामीत्सर्गकर्मणि ॥ २१ ॥

purā caturmukho brahmāsisṛkṣurakhilaṃ jagat |
suptodthitaściraṃ kālaṃ prākrāmītsargakarmaṇi || 21 ||

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

In the past, the four-faced Lord Brahmā wanted to create the entire universe. After sleeping for a long time, the Lord woke up and began to perform His creative work.

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

Pura, Pur, Caturmukha, Brahma, Sisrikshu, Akhila, Jagat, Kalam, Kala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 30.21). 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: “purā caturmukho brahmāsisṛkṣurakhilaṃ jagat
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • caturmukho* -
  • caturmukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmā -
  • brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sisṛkṣur -
  • sisṛkṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sisṛkṣu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akhilam -
  • akhila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akhila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akhilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jagat -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “suptodthitaściraṃ kālaṃ prākrāmītsargakarmaṇi
  • Cannot analyse suptodthitaściram*kā
  • kālam -
  • kālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse prākrāmītsargakarmaṇi

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 30.21

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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