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.

षष्टिर्वर्ष सहस्राणि स्वर्गे तिष्ठति भूमिधः ।
आच्छेत्ताचानुमन्ता च तान्येन नरके वसेत् ॥ ५०१ ॥

ṣaṣṭirvarṣa sahasrāṇi svarge tiṣṭhati bhūmidhaḥ |
ācchettācānumantā ca tānyena narake vaset || 501 ||

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

He remains in heaven and on earth for sixty thousand years. Anyone who covers them and permits them to do so will live in hell.

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

Shashtih, Shashti, Varsha, Sahasra, Svarga, Tishthat, Bhumi, Dha, Acchettri, Aca, Anta, Tanya, Naraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.501). 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: “ṣaṣṭirvarṣa sahasrāṇi svarge tiṣṭhati bhūmidhaḥ
  • ṣaṣṭir -
  • ṣaṣṭiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • varṣa -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • svarge -
  • svarga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svarga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svargā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • bhūmi -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūmī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūmī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dhaḥ -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “ācchettācānumantā ca tānyena narake vaset
  • ācchettā -
  • ācchettṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ācān -
  • āca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • um -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • antā -
  • antā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tānyena -
  • tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √tan class 1 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √tan class 1 verb]
  • narake -
  • naraka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    naraka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vaset -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.501

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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