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.

चतुर्विधानां भूतानां तटाकमुपलक्षयेत् ।
तटाकानि च सर्वाणि दिशन्ति श्रियमुत्तमाम् ॥ ११५ ॥

caturvidhānāṃ bhūtānāṃ taṭākamupalakṣayet |
taṭākāni ca sarvāṇi diśanti śriyamuttamām || 115 ||

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

One should observe a pond of four kinds of living beings. All the lakes and ponds show the best of beauty.

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

Caturvidha, Bhuta, Tataka, Upala, Sarva, Sarvani, Shri, Shriya, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.115). 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: “caturvidhānāṃ bhūtānāṃ taṭākamupalakṣayet
  • caturvidhānām -
  • caturvidha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    caturvidha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    caturvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhūtānām -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • taṭākam -
  • taṭāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upala -
  • upala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣayet -
  • kṣi (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    kṣī (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “taṭākāni ca sarvāṇi diśanti śriyamuttamām
  • taṭākāni -
  • taṭāka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvāṇi -
  • sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • diśanti -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • śriyam -
  • śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • uttamām -
  • uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.115

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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