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.

इष्टकावाशिलावाथ तन्नामाद्यक्षरंस्मरेत् ।
नृत्तैगेन्यैश्चवाद्यैश्चरात्रिशेषंनयेत्क्रमात् ॥ ९ ॥

iṣṭakāvāśilāvātha tannāmādyakṣaraṃsmaret |
nṛttaigenyaiścavādyaiścarātriśeṣaṃnayetkramāt || 9 ||

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

Then one should remember the first letter of the name of the brick and stone. The rest of the night should be gradually performed by dancing, musical instruments and other instruments.

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

Ishtaka, Ashi, Ashin, Lava, Han, Tan, Amad, Amadya, Akshara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 4.9). 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: “iṣṭakāvāśilāvātha tannāmādyakṣaraṃsmaret
  • iṣṭakāvā -
  • iṣṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āśi -
  • āśi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āśin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • lāvāt -
  • lāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    lāva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tann -
  • tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • āmādya -
  • āmādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āmād (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āmād (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • akṣaraṃ -
  • akṣara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣar (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    kṣar (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • smaret -
  • smṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “nṛttaigenyaiścavādyaiścarātriśeṣaṃnayetkramāt
  • Cannot analyse nṛttaigenyaiścavādyaiścarātriśeṣaṃnayetkramāt

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 4.9

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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