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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.
Verse 35.185
लोकांस्तु सृजता पूर्वं गावस्सृष्टास्स्वयंभुवा ।
वृद्ध्यर्थं सर्वभूतानां तस्मात्ता मातरस्स्मृताः ॥ १८५ ॥
lokāṃstu sṛjatā pūrvaṃ gāvassṛṣṭāssvayaṃbhuvā |
vṛddhyarthaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ tasmāttā mātarassmṛtāḥ || 185 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
Before the creation of the worlds, the cows were created by the self-born Lord. They are therefore considered to be mothers for the growth of all living beings.
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 (35.185). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Loka, Srijat, Purvam, Purva, Gava, Srishta, Svayambhu, Svayambhuva, Vriddhi, Artha, Sarvabhuta, Tasmat, Tad, Tas, Matri, Matara, Smrita, Smrito,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.185). 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: “lokāṃstu sṛjatā pūrvaṃ gāvassṛṣṭāssvayaṃbhuvā ”
- lokāṃs -
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loka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sṛjatā -
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√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √sṛj class 6 verb]√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- gāvas -
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go (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√gā (verb class 2)[present active first dual]√gā (verb class 2)[present active first dual]
- sṛṣṭās -
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sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]√sṛj -> sṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
- svayambhuvā -
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svayambhū (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]svayambhuvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vṛddhyarthaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ tasmāttā mātarassmṛtāḥ ”
- vṛddhya -
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vṛddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vṛddhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sarvabhūtānām -
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sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sarvabhūtā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- tasmāt -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- mātaras -
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mātṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mātara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- smṛtāḥ -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]smṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]smṛto (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.185
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!