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.

व्रताचाराः प्रणश्यन्ति ध्यानयज्ञादयस्तथा ।
उपद्रवा जनिष्यन्ति ह्यधर्मस्य प्रवर्तनात् ॥ २५ ॥

vratācārāḥ praṇaśyanti dhyānayajñādayastathā |
upadravā janiṣyanti hyadharmasya pravartanāt || 25 ||

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

The rituals of vows, meditation, sacrifice and others are destroyed. The practice of irreligion will cause trouble.

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

Vratacara, Prana, Shyat, Shyanti, Dhyanayajna, Aya, Ayas, Tatha, Upadrava, Janishyat, Janishyanti, Adharma, Pravartana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 37.25). 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: “vratācārāḥ praṇaśyanti dhyānayajñādayastathā
  • vratācārāḥ -
  • vratācāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • praṇa -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyanti -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • dhyānayajñād -
  • dhyānayajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dhyānayajña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayas -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “upadravā janiṣyanti hyadharmasya pravartanāt
  • upadravā* -
  • upadrava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • janiṣyanti -
  • jan -> janiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> janiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [future active third plural]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [future active third plural]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [future active third plural]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • adharmasya -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • pravartanāt -
  • pravartana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pravartana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 37.25

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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