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.

प्रतिलोमादिभिर्जुष्टां वल्मीकाढ्यञ्चवर्जयेत् ।
हस्तमात्रङ्खनित्वातु पूरयेत्तत्तुपांसुना ॥ २६ ॥

pratilomādibhirjuṣṭāṃ valmīkāḍhyañcavarjayet |
hastamātraṅkhanitvātu pūrayettattupāṃsunā || 26 ||

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

Avoid areas that are rich in ants and are covered with antilopes and other insects. Then one should dig a hole in the palm of one’s hand and fill it with dust.

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

Pratiloma, Jushta, Hasta, Rankhat, Itvan, Tat, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 1.26). 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: “pratilomādibhirjuṣṭāṃ valmīkāḍhyañcavarjayet
  • pratilomād -
  • pratiloma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pratiloma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • juṣṭām -
  • juṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    juṣ -> juṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √juṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 6 verb]
  • Cannot analyse valmīkāḍhyañcavarjayet
  • Line 2: “hastamātraṅkhanitvātu pūrayettattupāṃsunā
  • hastam -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • raṅkhan -
  • raṅkh -> raṅkhat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √raṅkh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raṅkh class 1 verb]
  • itvā -
  • itvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    itvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> itvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
  • ātu -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pūrayet -
  • pṝ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tupā -
  • tup (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aṃ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sunā -
  • (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 1.26

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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