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.

अथ वक्ष्ये विशेषेण फलमन्नस्य दापनात् ।
विष्णवे च श्रियै भूम्यै सर्वदेवेभ्य एव च ॥ २२३ ॥

atha vakṣye viśeṣeṇa phalamannasya dāpanāt |
viṣṇave ca śriyai bhūmyai sarvadevebhya eva ca || 223 ||

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

I shall now describe the fruits of giving food in particular. I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Viṣṇu, the opulence of the earth and all the demigods.

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

Atha, Vakshya, Vishesha, Phala, Anna, Dapana, Vishnu, Shri, Bhumi, Sarvadeva, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.223). 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: “atha vakṣye viśeṣeṇa phalamannasya dāpanāt
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vakṣye -
  • vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative single from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • viśeṣeṇa -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    viśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • annasya -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dāpanāt -
  • dāpana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “viṣṇave ca śriyai bhūmyai sarvadevebhya eva ca
  • viṣṇave -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śriyai -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • bhūmyai -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    bhūmī (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • sarvadevebhya* -
  • sarvadeva (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.223

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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