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.

भूमियज्ञं च कृत्वातु पर्यग्नि प्रोक्षणं चरेत् ।
कलशैस्सप्तभिस्स्नाप्य वेद्यामारोपयेत्तथा ॥ १९ ॥

bhūmiyajñaṃ ca kṛtvātu paryagni prokṣaṇaṃ caret |
kalaśaissaptabhissnāpya vedyāmāropayettathā || 19 ||

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

After performing the ground sacrifice, one should sprinkle the fire with water. Then one should bathe the body with seven pitchers and place it on the altar.

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

Bhumi, Yajna, Kritva, Kritvan, Prokshana, Kalasha, Saptan, Sna, Apya, Vedi, Vedya, Aru, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.19). 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: “bhūmiyajñaṃ ca kṛtvātu paryagni prokṣaṇaṃ caret
  • bhūmi -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūmī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūmī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yajñam -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kṛtvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
  • ātu -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • paryagni -
  • paryagni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • prokṣaṇam -
  • prokṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “kalaśaissaptabhissnāpya vedyāmāropayettathā
  • kalaśais -
  • kalaśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saptabhis -
  • saptan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • snā -
  • snā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apya -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vedyām -
  • vedi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    vedī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    vedyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vid -> vedyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vid]
    vid -> vedyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vedyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid]
  • āro -
  • āru (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    āru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • payet -
  • pay (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    pi (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.19

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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