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.

गायत्री वैष्णवा विप्रास्सप्तैते बहुपावनाः ।
अधीतेषु च वेदेषु सांगेषु लभते फलम् ॥ ७९ ॥

gāyatrī vaiṣṇavā viprāssaptaite bahupāvanāḥ |
adhīteṣu ca vedeṣu sāṃgeṣu labhate phalam || 79 ||

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

The Gāyatrī is the Vaiṣṇava and the seven brāhmaṇas are very holy. One obtains the fruits of studying the Vedas and the Sāṅgas.

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

Gayatri, Gayatrin, Vaishnava, Vipra, Sapta, Saptan, Bahu, Pavana, Adhita, Veda, Sanga, Labhat, Phala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 30.79). 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: “gāyatrī vaiṣṇavā viprāssaptaite bahupāvanāḥ
  • gāyatrī -
  • gāyatrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    gāyatrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaiṣṇavā* -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • viprās -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • saptai -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • aite -
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pāvanāḥ -
  • pāvanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pāvana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “adhīteṣu ca vedeṣu sāṃgeṣu labhate phalam
  • adhīteṣu -
  • adhīta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    adhīta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vedeṣu -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • sāṅgeṣu -
  • sāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • labhate -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 30.79

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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