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.

अफलस्सफलो वापि पतत्येव न संशयः ।
विष्णुपञ्चदिने वापि पुण्याहेष्वितरेष्वपि ॥ २७१ ॥

aphalassaphalo vāpi patatyeva na saṃśayaḥ |
viṣṇupañcadine vāpi puṇyāheṣvitareṣvapi || 271 ||

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

There is no doubt that it will fall, whether it is fruitless or not. On the fifth day of Lord Viṣṇu or on any other holy day,

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

Aphala, Saphala, Vapi, Vapin, Patat, Eva, Samshaya, Pancat, Ina, Punyaha, Itara, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.271). 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: “aphalassaphalo vāpi patatyeva na saṃśayaḥ
  • aphalas -
  • aphala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • saphalo* -
  • saphala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • patatye -
  • patat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    patat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pat -> patat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśayaḥ -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “viṣṇupañcadine vāpi puṇyāheṣvitareṣvapi
  • viṣṇu -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pañcad -
  • pañcat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pañc -> pañcat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pañc class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pañc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pañc class 1 verb]
  • ine -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    inā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • puṇyāheṣvi -
  • puṇyāha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • itareṣva -
  • itara (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    itara (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.271

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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