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.

शयानं मानुषे पीठे स्थापयित्वा विशेषतः ।
ध्रुवार्चने विशेषेण नागसूत्रान् समर्प्य च ॥ १२ ॥

śayānaṃ mānuṣe pīṭhe sthāpayitvā viśeṣataḥ |
dhruvārcane viśeṣeṇa nāgasūtrān samarpya ca || 12 ||

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

It is especially important to place a person lying on a human seat. When worshiping Dhruva Mahārāja, one should offer threads made of snakes.

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

Shayana, Manusha, Pitha, Sthapayitva, Visheshatah, Visheshatas, Dhruva, Arcana, Vishesha, Naga, Samarpya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.12). 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: “śayānaṃ mānuṣe pīṭhe sthāpayitvā viśeṣataḥ
  • śayānam -
  • śayāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śayāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śayānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śī class 2 verb]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 2 verb]
  • mānuṣe -
  • mānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mānuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pīṭhe -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sthāpayitvā -
  • sthāpayitvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sthā -> sthāpayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sthā]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dhruvārcane viśeṣeṇa nāgasūtrān samarpya ca
  • dhruvā -
  • dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhru (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arcane -
  • arcana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arcana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arcanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • viśeṣeṇa -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    viśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nāga -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūtrān -
  • samarpya -
  • samarpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samarpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.12

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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