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.

मण्डूक इव सर्पेण ग्रस्यते मृत्युना जगत् ।
बान्धवैश्च परिष्वक्तः प्रियैश्च परिवारितः ॥ ११० ॥

maṇḍūka iva sarpeṇa grasyate mṛtyunā jagat |
bāndhavaiśca pariṣvaktaḥ priyaiśca parivāritaḥ || 110 ||

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

Like a frog, the world is swallowed by a snake, death. He was embraced by his relatives and surrounded by his dear ones.

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

Manduka, Iva, Sarpa, Mrityu, Jagat, Bandhava, Parishvakta, Priya, Parivarita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 37.110). 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: “maṇḍūka iva sarpeṇa grasyate mṛtyunā jagat
  • maṇḍūka* -
  • maṇḍūka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sarpeṇa -
  • sarpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sarpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • grasyate -
  • gras (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • mṛtyunā -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • jagat -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bāndhavaiśca pariṣvaktaḥ priyaiśca parivāritaḥ
  • bāndhavaiś -
  • bāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pariṣvaktaḥ -
  • pariṣvakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • priyaiś -
  • priya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parivāritaḥ -
  • parivārita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 37.110

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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