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.

चन्द्रसूर्यौस्मृतौ तस्य नयने वामदक्षिणे ।
ब्रह्माणमाहुर्मूर्धानं केशांश्चास्य वनस्पतीन् ॥ १६७ ॥

candrasūryausmṛtau tasya nayane vāmadakṣiṇe |
brahmāṇamāhurmūrdhānaṃ keśāṃścāsya vanaspatīn || 167 ||

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

The moon and the sun were remembered in his left and right eyes. They say that the head of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and that His hair is the tree.

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

Candrasurya, Smrita, Smriti, Tad, Nayana, Vamadakshina, Brahma, Brahman, Murdhan, Kesha, Idam, Vanaspati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.167). 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: “candrasūryausmṛtau tasya nayane vāmadakṣiṇe
  • candrasūryau -
  • candrasūrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • smṛtau -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nayane -
  • nayana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nayana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nayanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vāmadakṣiṇe -
  • vāmadakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāmadakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “brahmāṇamāhurmūrdhānaṃ keśāṃścāsya vanaspatīn
  • brahmā -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āṇam -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • āhur -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • mūrdhānam -
  • mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • keśāṃś -
  • keśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vanaspatīn -
  • vanaspati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.167

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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