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.

गौणैरर्चयते विष्णमुपचारैरुदीरितैः ।
न तस्य विद्यते पुण्यं स तूच्छास्त्रं व्रवर्तते ॥ ५७१ ॥

gauṇairarcayate viṣṇamupacārairudīritaiḥ |
na tasya vidyate puṇyaṃ sa tūcchāstraṃ vravartate || 571 ||

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

One worships Lord Viṣṇu with the secondary rituals mentioned above. He has no merit but follows the scriptures.

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

Gauna, Arcayat, Tad, Punya, Uccha, Tra, Vra, Vartat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.571). 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: “gauṇairarcayate viṣṇamupacārairudīritaiḥ
  • gauṇair -
  • gauṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    gauṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • arcayate -
  • ṛc -> arcayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √ṛc]
    arcayat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    arcayat (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    arcayat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • Cannot analyse viṣṇamupacārairudīritaiḥ
  • Line 2: “na tasya vidyate puṇyaṃ sa tūcchāstraṃ vravartate
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ucchās -
  • uccha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ucchā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tram -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vra -
  • vra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vartate -
  • vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.571

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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