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.

नृत्तैर्गेयैश्च वाद्यैश्च रात्रिशेषं विनीय च ।
स्नात्वा प्रभाते त्वाचार्यो देवमुत्थाप्य चादरात् ॥ २४ ॥

nṛttairgeyaiśca vādyaiśca rātriśeṣaṃ vinīya ca |
snātvā prabhāte tvācāryo devamutthāpya cādarāt || 24 ||

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

They spent the rest of the night dancing, singing and playing musical instruments. After bathing in the morning the ācārya respectfully lifted the demigod up.

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

Nritta, Geya, Vadya, Ratrishesha, Viniya, Snatva, Prabhata, Tvaca, Arya, Deva, Utthapya, Ara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.24). 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: “nṛttairgeyaiśca vādyaiśca rātriśeṣaṃ vinīya ca
  • nṛttair -
  • nṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √nṛt class 4 verb]
  • geyaiś -
  • geya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    geya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vādyaiś -
  • vādya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vādya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    vad -> vādya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √vad class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √vad]
    vad -> vādya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √vad class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √vad]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rātriśeṣam -
  • rātriśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vinīya -
  • vinīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “snātvā prabhāte tvācāryo devamutthāpya cādarāt
  • snātvā -
  • snātvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prabhāte -
  • prabhāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prabhāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prabhātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tvācā -
  • tvāca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvāca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aryo* -
  • arya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • utthāpya -
  • utthāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utthāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cād -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • arāt -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
    rās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 8.24

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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