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.

अन्न प्रणाशे भिद्यन्ते शरीरे पञ्च धातवः ।
बलं बलवतोऽपीह प्रणश्यत्यन्नहानितः ॥ २५४ ॥

anna praṇāśe bhidyante śarīre pañca dhātavaḥ |
balaṃ balavato'pīha praṇaśyatyannahānitaḥ || 254 ||

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

When food is destroyed, the five elements in the body are broken down. The strength of the strongest is lost in this world because of the loss of 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 (35.254). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anna, Pranasha, Sharira, Panca, Pancan, Dhatu, Bala, Balavat, Api, Iha, Prana, Shyat, Han, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.254). 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: “anna praṇāśe bhidyante śarīre pañca dhātavaḥ
  • anna -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praṇāśe -
  • praṇāśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhidyante -
  • bhid (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    bhid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third plural]
  • śarīre -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhātavaḥ -
  • dhātu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “balaṃ balavato'pīha praṇaśyatyannahānitaḥ
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • balavato' -
  • balavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    balavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • apī -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • praṇa -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyatya -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śā class 4 verb], [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • anna -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hāni -
  • hāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.254

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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