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.

ते विष्णुसदृशा ज्ञेयास्सर्वेषामुत्तमोत्तमाः ।
वैखानसानां सर्वेषां गर्भवैष्णवजन्मनाम् ॥ ८८ ॥

te viṣṇusadṛśā jñeyāssarveṣāmuttamottamāḥ |
vaikhānasānāṃ sarveṣāṃ garbhavaiṣṇavajanmanām || 88 ||

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

They should be understood to be like Lord Viṣṇu and the best of all All the Vaikhanasas were born in the womb of Vaiṣṇavas.

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

Tad, Yushmad, Sadrisha, Jneya, Sarva, Uttamottama, Vaikhanasa, Garbha, Vaishnava, Janman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 30.88). 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: “te viṣṇusadṛśā jñeyāssarveṣāmuttamottamāḥ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • viṣṇu -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sadṛśā* -
  • sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jñeyās -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñeyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • uttamottamāḥ -
  • uttamottama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uttamottamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vaikhānasānāṃ sarveṣāṃ garbhavaiṣṇavajanmanām
  • vaikhānasānām -
  • vaikhānasa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vaikhānasa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • garbha -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaiṣṇava -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • janmanām -
  • janman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 30.88

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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