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.

शिलादीन् संप्रगृह्यैव विमानेरोपयेत्तधा ।
पाणिभ्यांसंप्रगृह्यैव प्राङ्मुखोदङ्मुखोऽपिवा ॥ १२ ॥

śilādīn saṃpragṛhyaiva vimāneropayettadhā |
pāṇibhyāṃsaṃpragṛhyaiva prāṅmukhodaṅmukho'pivā || 12 ||

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

Then one should take stones and other objects and place them on the airplane. Holding the body in both hands, one may face east or north.

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

Shila, Pragrihya, Vimana, Tad, Han, Pani, Panin, Pranmukha, Udanmukha, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 6.12). 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: “śilādīn saṃpragṛhyaiva vimāneropayettadhā
  • śilād -
  • śila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pragṛhyai -
  • pragṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pragṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pragṛhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vimāne -
  • vimāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vimāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vimānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ropayet -
  • ruh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “pāṇibhyāṃsaṃpragṛhyaiva prāṅmukhodaṅmukho'pivā
  • pāṇibhyāṃ -
  • pāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    pāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    pāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    pāṇī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pragṛhyai -
  • pragṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pragṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pragṛhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • prāṅmukho -
  • prāṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṅmukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṅmukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udaṅmukho' -
  • udaṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 6.12

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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