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.

कलौ काकिणिकेऽप्यर्थे विगृह्य त्यक्तसौहृदाः ।
त्यक्ष्यन्तिहि प्रियान्प्राणान् हनिष्यन्ति स्वबान्धवान् ॥ ५१ ॥

kalau kākiṇike'pyarthe vigṛhya tyaktasauhṛdāḥ |
tyakṣyantihi priyānprāṇān haniṣyanti svabāndhavān || 51 ||

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

In the Age of Kali, even in the case of a crow, people have abandoned their friendships by fighting for their own sake. They will give up their dear lives and kill their relatives.

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

Kala, Kali, Kakinika, Api, Apya, Artha, Vigrihya, Tyakta, Sauhrida, Tyakshyat, Tyakshyanti, Priya, Prana, Hanishyat, Hanishyanti, Svabandhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 37.51). 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: “kalau kākiṇike'pyarthe vigṛhya tyaktasauhṛdāḥ
  • kalau -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kali (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kākiṇike' -
  • kākiṇika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kākiṇika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kākiṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vigṛhya -
  • vigṛhya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vigṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vigṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tyakta -
  • tyakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tyakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tyaj -> tyakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
  • sauhṛdāḥ -
  • sauhṛda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sauhṛdā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tyakṣyantihi priyānprāṇān haniṣyanti svabāndhavān
  • tyakṣyanti -
  • tyaj -> tyakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyakṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • priyān -
  • priya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prāṇān -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • haniṣyanti -
  • han -> haniṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> haniṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
    han (verb class 2)
    [future active third plural]
  • svabāndhavān -
  • svabāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 37.51

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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