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.

न भयान्नाप्यनुक्रोश्नान्नार्ऽथहेतोः कथं च न ।
न ज्ञातिकुलसंबन्धात्त्स्रियस्तिष्ठन्ति भर्तृषु ॥ ४९८ ॥

na bhayānnāpyanukrośnānnār'thahetoḥ kathaṃ ca na |
na jñātikulasaṃbandhāttsriyastiṣṭhanti bhartṛṣu || 498 ||

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

Not out of fear, not out of compassion, not out of wealth, and how can it not be? Women do not remain with their husbands because of their relatives and family relationships.

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

Katham, Katha, Bhartri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.498). 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: “na bhayānnāpyanukrośnānnār'thahetoḥ kathaṃ ca na
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse bhayānnāpyanukrośnānnār'thahetoḥ*ka
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “na jñātikulasaṃbandhāttsriyastiṣṭhanti bhartṛṣu
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse jñātikulasambandhāttsriyastiṣṭhanti*bh
  • bhartṛṣu -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.498

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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