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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.
Verse 36.183
ब्राह्मणा मुखते यस्य क्षत्रिया यस्य बाहुतः ।
ऊरुतो यस्य वै जाता वैश्याश्चेति नरा भुवि ॥ १८३ ॥
brāhmaṇā mukhate yasya kṣatriyā yasya bāhutaḥ |
ūruto yasya vai jātā vaiśyāśceti narā bhuvi || 183 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The brāhmaṇa is in his mouth, and the kṣatriya is in his arm. From his thighs were born vaisyas, and all men on earth were known as vaiśyas.
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 (36.183). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Brahmana, Mukha, Tad, Yushmad, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Kshatriya, Tas, Jata, Vaishya, Ceti, Nara, Bhu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.183). 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: “brāhmaṇā mukhate yasya kṣatriyā yasya bāhutaḥ ”
- brāhmaṇā* -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mukha -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- kṣatriyā* -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- bāhu -
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bāhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ūruto yasya vai jātā vaiśyāśceti narā bhuvi ”
- ūru -
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ūru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- to* -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- jātā* -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
- vaiśyāś -
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vaiśya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vaiśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ceti -
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ceti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ceti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ceti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cetī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]cetī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cetī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- narā* -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]narā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhuvi -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.183
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!