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.

यातनाभिर्विचित्राभिराकर्मप्रक्षयाद्भृशम् ।
सुसूढं हस्तयोर्बद्ध्वातप्तशृङ्खलया नराः ॥ ६३ ॥

yātanābhirvicitrābhirākarmaprakṣayādbhṛśam |
susūḍhaṃ hastayorbaddhvātaptaśṛṅkhalayā narāḥ || 63 ||

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

They were severely destroyed by various kinds of torture. The men tied it tightly in their hands with hot chains.

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

Yatana, Vicitra, Akarman, Akarma, Prakshaya, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Sudha, Hasta, Baddhva, Atapta, Shrinkhala, Nara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.63). 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: “yātanābhirvicitrābhirākarmaprakṣayādbhṛśam
  • yātanābhir -
  • yātanā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vicitrābhir -
  • vicitrā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • akarma -
  • akarman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    akarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    akarma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akarma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakṣayād -
  • prakṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “susūḍhaṃ hastayorbaddhvātaptaśṛṅkhalayā narāḥ
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sūḍham -
  • suh -> sūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √suh class 4 verb]
    suh -> sūḍha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √suh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √suh class 4 verb]
  • hastayor -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • baddhvā -
  • bandh -> baddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bandh]
    bandh -> baddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bandh]
    bandh -> baddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bandh]
    baddhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • atapta -
  • atapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śṛṅkhalayā -
  • śṛṅkhalā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • narāḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.63

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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