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.

आशंसते हि पितरस्सुवृष्टिमिव कर्षकाः ।
अस्माकमपि पुत्रो वा पौत्रो वान्नं प्रदास्यति ॥ २४२ ॥

āśaṃsate hi pitarassuvṛṣṭimiva karṣakāḥ |
asmākamapi putro vā pautro vānnaṃ pradāsyati || 242 ||

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

The fathers hope for good rain, just as the farmers hope for good rain. Our son or grandson will also provide us with food.

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

Ashamsa, Tad, Yushmad, Pitri, Suvrishti, Iva, Karshaka, Asmaka, Asmad, Api, Putra, Pautra, Vat, Prada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.242). 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: “āśaṃsate hi pitarassuvṛṣṭimiva karṣakāḥ
  • āśaṃsa -
  • āśaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśaṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pitaras -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • suvṛṣṭim -
  • suvṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • karṣakāḥ -
  • karṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    karṣakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “asmākamapi putro pautro vānnaṃ pradāsyati
  • asmākam -
  • asmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • putro* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pautro* -
  • pautra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vānn -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pradā -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyati -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.242

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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