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.

अहिंस्रस्य तपोऽक्षय्यमहिंस्रो जयते सदा ।
अहिंस्रस्सर्वभूतानां यथा माता यथा पिता ॥ ४५६ ॥

ahiṃsrasya tapo'kṣayyamahiṃsro jayate sadā |
ahiṃsrassarvabhūtānāṃ yathā mātā yathā pitā || 456 ||

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

The austerities of the nonviolent are inexhaustible, and the nonviolent always triumphs. Just as a mother and father are nonviolent to all living beings.

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

Ahimsra, Tap, Tapa, Tapu, Tapas, Akshayyam, Akshayya, Jayat, Jayata, Jayati, Sada, Sad, Sarvabhuta, Yatha, Mata, Pitri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.456). 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: “ahiṃsrasya tapo'kṣayyamahiṃsro jayate sadā
  • ahiṃsrasya -
  • ahiṃsra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ahiṃsra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tapo' -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tapu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    tapu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • akṣayyam -
  • akṣayyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akṣayya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣayya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣayyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ahiṃsro* -
  • ahiṃsra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jayate -
  • jayat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    jayat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    jayatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jayati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ahiṃsrassarvabhūtānāṃ yathā mātā yathā pitā
  • ahiṃsras -
  • ahiṃsra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvabhūtānām -
  • sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvabhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mātā* -
  • māta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.456

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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