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.

जन्तुर्जन्मसहस्रेभ्यो ह्येकस्मिन्मानुषो यदि ।
तत्राप्यतिविमाढत्वात्किंभोगानभिधावति ॥ ९५ ॥

janturjanmasahasrebhyo hyekasminmānuṣo yadi |
tatrāpyativimāḍhatvātkiṃbhogānabhidhāvati || 95 ||

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

If an animal is born a human being in one of its thousands of births, Even in this world, because he is very foolish, why does he run after pleasures?

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

Jantu, Janma, Janman, Sahasra, Eka, Manusha, Yadi, Yad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.95). 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: “janturjanmasahasrebhyo hyekasminmānuṣo yadi
  • jantur -
  • jantu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • janma -
  • janma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    janma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    janman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sahasrebhyo* -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • hye -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ekasmin -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mānuṣo* -
  • mānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “tatrāpyativimāḍhatvātkiṃbhogānabhidhāvati
  • Cannot analyse tatrāpyativimāḍhatvātkimbhogānabhidhāvati

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.95

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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