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.

अनिष्टं सर्वभूतानां मरणं नाम कथ्यते ।
मृत्युकाले हि भूतानां सद्यो जायेत वेपथुः ॥ ४४६ ॥

aniṣṭaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ maraṇaṃ nāma kathyate |
mṛtyukāle hi bhūtānāṃ sadyo jāyeta vepathuḥ || 446 ||

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

The unwanted death of all living beings is called death. At the time of death, all living beings immediately experience trembling.

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

Anishta, Sarvabhuta, Marana, Naman, Mrityukala, Bhuta, Sadyah, Sadya, Sadyas, Vepathu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.446). 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: “aniṣṭaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ maraṇaṃ nāma kathyate
  • aniṣṭam -
  • aniṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aniṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aniṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvabhūtānām -
  • sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvabhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • maraṇam -
  • maraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kathyate -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “mṛtyukāle hi bhūtānāṃ sadyo jāyeta vepathuḥ
  • mṛtyukāle -
  • mṛtyukāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhūtānām -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sadyo* -
  • sadyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sadya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jāyeta -
  • jai (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [optative middle third single]
  • vepathuḥ -
  • vepathu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vepathu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.446

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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