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.

गावो नवतृणानीव गृह्णन्त्येता नवं नवम् ।
शंबरस्य च या माया या माया नमुचेरपि ॥ ५१२ ॥

gāvo navatṛṇānīva gṛhṇantyetā navaṃ navam |
śaṃbarasya ca yā māyā yā māyā namucerapi || 512 ||

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

These cows are like new grass, and they are grasping fresh grass. The illusory energy of Śambara was similar to that of Namuci.

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

Gava, Navat, Rina, Iva, Grihnat, Eta, Esha, Nava, Shambara, Maya, Namuci, 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 36.512). 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: “gāvo navatṛṇānīva gṛhṇantyetā navaṃ navam
  • gāvo* -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • navat -
  • nu -> navat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √nu class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nu class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nu class 1 verb]
  • ṛṇānī -
  • ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gṛhṇantye -
  • gṛhṇat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah (verb class 9)
    [present active third plural]
  • etā* -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • navam -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    navā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    navan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    navan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • navam -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    navā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    navan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    navan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śaṃbarasya ca māyā māyā namucerapi
  • śambarasya -
  • śambara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • māyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    māya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    māyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • māyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    māya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    māyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • namucer -
  • namuci (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • 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 36.512

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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