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.

प्रतिष्ठिते त्वविधिना स्थरे नैव रमेद्धरिः ।
न हि वृद्धास्समर्चन्ति बिंबमुच्छास्त्रनिर्मितम् ॥ ६१ ॥

pratiṣṭhite tvavidhinā sthare naiva rameddhariḥ |
na hi vṛddhāssamarcanti biṃbamucchāstranirmitam || 61 ||

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

But when it is established according to the prescribed method, the Supreme Personality of Godhead does not enjoy Him. The aged do not worship an image created by the Vedas.

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

Pratishthita, Pratishthiti, Tva, Avidhina, Avidhi, Stha, Naiva, Hari, Vriddha, Sama, Bimba, Uccha, Tra, Nirmita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 34.61). 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: “pratiṣṭhite tvavidhinā sthare naiva rameddhariḥ
  • pratiṣṭhite -
  • pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pratiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratiṣṭhiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avidhinā -
  • avidhinā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    avidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • stha -
  • stha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
  • re -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rameddh -
  • ram (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • hariḥ -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “na hi vṛddhāssamarcanti biṃbamucchāstranirmitam
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vṛddhās -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • samar -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ṛcanti -
  • ṛc (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • bimbam -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bimbā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ucchās -
  • uccha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ucchā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tra -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirmitam -
  • nirmita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirmita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirmitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 34.61

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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