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.

कृशाय कृशभृत्याय वृत्तिं क्षीणाय सीदते ।
देवाग्रेर्ऽप्यतु विप्राय सुश्रीर्भवति मानवः ॥ १८२ ॥

kṛśāya kṛśabhṛtyāya vṛttiṃ kṣīṇāya sīdate |
devāgrer'pyatu viprāya suśrīrbhavati mānavaḥ || 182 ||

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

He suffers for a lean man who is a lean servant and whose livelihood is depleted. May a human being who is the foremost of the demigods become auspicious to a brāhmaṇa.

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

Krisha, Krishabhritya, Vritti, Kshina, Sidat, Vipra, Sushri, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, 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 35.182). 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: “kṛśāya kṛśabhṛtyāya vṛttiṃ kṣīṇāya sīdate
  • kṛśāya -
  • kṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • kṛśabhṛtyāya -
  • kṛśabhṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kṛśabhṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vṛttim -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṣīṇāya -
  • kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [dative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [dative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [dative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [dative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • sīdate -
  • sad -> sīdat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √sad class 1 verb]
    sad -> sīdat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √sad class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “devāgrer'pyatu viprāya suśrīrbhavati mānavaḥ
  • Cannot analyse devāgrer'pyatu*vi
  • viprāya -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • suśrīr -
  • suśrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    suśrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [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 35.182

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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