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.

अर्चकः प्रणिधिर्यस्माद्देवेशस्य जगत्पतेः ।
स देवो ब्राह्मणस्साधुर्महद्भूतं प्रचक्षते ॥ ५०४ ॥

arcakaḥ praṇidhiryasmāddeveśasya jagatpateḥ |
sa devo brāhmaṇassādhurmahadbhūtaṃ pracakṣate || 504 ||

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

The worshiper is the devotee of the Lord of the gods, the Lord of the universe. That deity is a brāhmaṇa and a saintly person is said to be the greatest of all beings.

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

Arcaka, Pranidhi, Yasmat, Yah, Yat, Devesha, Jagatpati, Deva, Devri, Brahmana, Sadhu, Mahadbhuta, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.504). 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: “arcakaḥ praṇidhiryasmāddeveśasya jagatpateḥ
  • arcakaḥ -
  • arcaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • praṇidhir -
  • praṇidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yasmād -
  • yasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • deveśasya -
  • deveśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • jagatpateḥ -
  • jagatpati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “sa devo brāhmaṇassādhurmahadbhūtaṃ pracakṣate
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • devo* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • brāhmaṇas -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sādhur -
  • sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahadbhūtam -
  • mahadbhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahadbhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahadbhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cakṣate -
  • cakṣ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.504

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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