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.

निष्कलस्सकलश्चैवं ज्ञेयो विष्णुस्सनातनः ।
सर्वतःपाणिपादं तत्सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखम् ॥ १९० ॥

niṣkalassakalaścaivaṃ jñeyo viṣṇussanātanaḥ |
sarvataḥpāṇipādaṃ tatsarvato'kṣiśiromukham || 190 ||

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

Thus the eternal Lord Viṣṇu is to be understood as pure and all-pervading. His hands and feet were all around him, and his eyes, head and face were all around him.

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

Nishkala, Sakala, Evam, Eva, Jneya, Vishnu, Sanatana, Sarvatahpanipada, Tatsarvas, Akshan, Akshi, Shiromukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.190). 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: “niṣkalassakalaścaivaṃ jñeyo viṣṇussanātanaḥ
  • niṣkalas -
  • niṣkala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sakalaś -
  • sakala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jñeyo* -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • viṣṇus -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sanātanaḥ -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sarvataḥpāṇipādaṃ tatsarvato'kṣiśiromukham
  • sarvataḥpāṇipādam -
  • sarvataḥpāṇipāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarvataḥpāṇipāda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sarvataḥpāṇipādā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatsarvat -
  • tsar -> tatsarvas (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tsar class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tsar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tsar class 1 verb]
  • o' -
  • o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • akṣi -
  • akṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    akṣī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    akṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    akṣī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śiromukham -
  • śiromukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.190

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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