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.

चिन्तयानश्चवित्तानि कस्यैतानिमृतेमयि ।
नखाग्रैश्च स्पृशन्भूमिं कालपाशेन कर्षितः ॥ ११४ ॥

cintayānaścavittāni kasyaitānimṛtemayi |
nakhāgraiśca spṛśanbhūmiṃ kālapāśena karṣitaḥ || 114 ||

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

I wondered whose wealth these were in this immortal world. He touched the ground with the tips of his nails and was dragged by the noose of death.

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

Cintayana, Cavi, Tta, Kah, Kim, Eta, Etad, Mrita, Mriti, Mayi, Asmad, Nakhagra, Sprishat, Bhumi, Kalapasha, Karshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 37.114). 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: “cintayānaścavittāni kasyaitānimṛtemayi
  • cintayānaś -
  • cintayāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cavi -
  • cavi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cavī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ttāni -
  • tta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kasyai -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    kas (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive first single]
  • etāni -
  • eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mṛte -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • mayi -
  • mayī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “nakhāgraiśca spṛśanbhūmiṃ kālapāśena karṣitaḥ
  • nakhāgraiś -
  • nakhāgra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • spṛśan -
  • spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
  • bhūmim -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kālapāśena -
  • kālapāśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • karṣitaḥ -
  • karṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛṣ -> karṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛṣ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 37.114

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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