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.

गुरोःकुर्वन्ति भ्रुकुटीं क्रूरनेत्राश्चये नराः ।
सूचीभिरग्निवर्णाभिस्तेषां चक्षुः प्रविध्यते ॥ ८१ ॥

guroḥkurvanti bhrukuṭīṃ krūranetrāścaye narāḥ |
sūcībhiragnivarṇābhisteṣāṃ cakṣuḥ pravidhyate || 81 ||

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

Men with cruel eyes frowned at their spiritual master Their eyes are pierced by the lists of fire-colored figures.

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

Guru, Kurvat, Bhrukuti, Krura, Netra, Caya, Nara, Suci, Agnivarna, Tad, Cakshu, Cakshus, Pra, Vidhyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.81). 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: “guroḥkurvanti bhrukuṭīṃ krūranetrāścaye narāḥ
  • guroḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kurvanti -
  • kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third plural]
  • bhrukuṭīm -
  • bhrukuṭī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • krūra -
  • krūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • netrāś -
  • netra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • caye -
  • caya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cay (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
    ci (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • narāḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “sūcībhiragnivarṇābhisteṣāṃ cakṣuḥ pravidhyate
  • sūcībhir -
  • sūcī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sūcī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • agnivarṇābhis -
  • agnivarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • cakṣuḥ -
  • cakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vidhyate -
  • vyadh -> vidhyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
    vyadh -> vidhyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
    vidh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vyadh (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.81

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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