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.

अग्न्यभावे च कुर्वन्ति वह्निस्थाने च काञ्चनम् ।
सर्वदेवप्रमाणज्ञा वेदश्रुतिनिदर्शनात् ॥ २१५ ॥

agnyabhāve ca kurvanti vahnisthāne ca kāñcanam |
sarvadevapramāṇajñā vedaśrutinidarśanāt || 215 ||

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

In the absence of fire they make gold in the place of fire He knew the authority of all the demigods, as evidenced by the Vedas and scriptures.

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

Agnyabhava, Kurvat, Vahnisthana, Kancana, Sarvadeva, Pramanajna, Nidarshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.215). 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: “agnyabhāve ca kurvanti vahnisthāne ca kāñcanam
  • agnyabhāve -
  • agnyabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kurvanti -
  • kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third plural]
  • vahnisthāne -
  • vahnisthāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāñcanam -
  • kāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāñcana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sarvadevapramāṇajñā vedaśrutinidarśanāt
  • sarvadeva -
  • sarvadeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramāṇajñā* -
  • pramāṇajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pramāṇajñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vedaśruti -
  • vedaśruti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nidarśanāt -
  • nidarśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nidarśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.215

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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