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.

तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि तत्कर्तादिवि मोदते ।
प्रतिमां लक्षणवतीं यः कारयति मानवः ॥ ८ ॥

tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi tatkartādivi modate |
pratimāṃ lakṣaṇavatīṃ yaḥ kārayati mānavaḥ || 8 ||

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

For as long as he lives for thousands of years, the doer of that work will enjoy life in heaven. A human being who makes an idol with characteristics.

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

Tavadvarsha, Sahasra, Tatkartri, Div, Divi, Modat, Pratima, Lakshanavat, Yah, Karayat, Manava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.8). 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: “tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi tatkartādivi modate
  • tāvadvarṣa -
  • tāvadvarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāvadvarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tatkartā -
  • tatkartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • divi -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • modate -
  • mud -> modat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud -> modat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “pratimāṃ lakṣaṇavatīṃ yaḥ kārayati mānavaḥ
  • pratimām -
  • pratimā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    pratimā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single], [genitive plural]
  • lakṣaṇavatī -
  • lakṣaṇavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lakṣaṇavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kārayati -
  • kṛ -> kārayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • mānavaḥ -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.8

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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