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.

गुरुमित्रधनं चैव स्वर्गस्थमपि पातयेत् ।
ब्रह्मस्वे नो मतिं कुर्यात्प्राणैः कण्ठगतैरपि ॥ ४९३ ॥

gurumitradhanaṃ caiva svargasthamapi pātayet |
brahmasve no matiṃ kuryātprāṇaiḥ kaṇṭhagatairapi || 493 ||

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

One should throw down the wealth of his teacher, friend and even those who are in heaven. Even with the life force in our throats, we should fix our minds on the Absolute Truth.

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

Guru, Mitra, Dhana, Svargastha, Api, Brahmasu, Brahmasva, Asmad, Mati, Prana, Kanthagata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.493). 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: “gurumitradhanaṃ caiva svargasthamapi pātayet
  • guru -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gurū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mitra -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • svargastham -
  • svargastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svargastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svargasthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • pātayet -
  • pat (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “brahmasve no matiṃ kuryātprāṇaiḥ kaṇṭhagatairapi
  • brahmasve -
  • brahmasū (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    brahmasva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • no* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • matim -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • prāṇaiḥ -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kaṇṭhagatair -
  • kaṇṭhagata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kaṇṭhagata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.493

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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