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.

यो वा द्यूते धनं जित्वागावःक्रीत्वा प्रयच्छति ।
स गच्छेद्विरजान् लोकान् गोप्रदानफलार्जितान् ॥ १९४ ॥

yo vā dyūte dhanaṃ jitvāgāvaḥkrītvā prayacchati |
sa gacchedvirajān lokān gopradānaphalārjitān || 194 ||

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

Or he who wins money in gambling and buys a cow and gives it away. He will go to the free worlds, where he will earn the fruits of giving cows.

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

Yah, Var, Dyuta, Dhana, Jitvan, Ago, Prayat, Shati, Shatin, Viraja, Loka, Gopradana, Phala, Arjita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.194). 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: “yo dyūte dhanaṃ jitvāgāvaḥkrītvā prayacchati
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dyūte -
  • dyūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jitvā -
  • jitvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jitvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ji -> jitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ji]
    ji -> jitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ji]
  • agāvaḥ -
  • ago (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [present active first dual]
  • krītvā -
  • krī -> krītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √krī]
  • prayacch -
  • pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • śati -
  • śatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śatin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sa gacchedvirajān lokān gopradānaphalārjitān
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gacched -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • virajān -
  • viraja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • lokān -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • gopradāna -
  • gopradāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalā -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arjitān -
  • arjita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ṛj]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.194

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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