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.

चन्द्रमा मनसो जातश्चक्षुषोर्मिहिरस्तथा ।
मूखादिन्द्रस्तथाग्निश्च प्राणाद्वायुरजायत ॥ १८४ ॥

candramā manaso jātaścakṣuṣormihirastathā |
mūkhādindrastathāgniśca prāṇādvāyurajāyata || 184 ||

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

The moon is born of the mind, and Mihira is born of the eyes. From the mouth came forth Indra, and from the life air came forth fire.

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

Candrama, Candramas, Manas, Manasa, Jatri, Jata, Cakshus, Mihira, Tatha, Khadin, Dra, Agni, Prana, Vayura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.184). 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: “candramā manaso jātaścakṣuṣormihirastathā
  • candramā* -
  • candramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    candramas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    candrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • manaso* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jātaś -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • cakṣuṣor -
  • cakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • mihiras -
  • mihira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mūkhādindrastathāgniśca prāṇādvāyurajāyata
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • khādin -
  • khādin (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    khādin (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • dras -
  • dra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agniś -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāṇād -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vāyura -
  • vāyura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāyura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāyata -
  • jai (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.184

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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