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.

मृदाकृत्वाग्विनादग्धं यत्तत्पक्वमितीरितम् ।
अपक्वं मृण्मये विष्णोः कारयेत्तु विधानतः ॥ १६ ॥

mṛdākṛtvāgvinādagdhaṃ yattatpakvamitīritam |
apakvaṃ mṛṇmaye viṣṇoḥ kārayettu vidhānataḥ || 16 ||

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

Whatever is made of clay and burnt without fire is called ripe. One should make an uncooked clay pot for Lord Viṣṇu in accordance with the prescribed rituals.

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

Mrid, Mrida, Kritva, Kritvan, Agu, Ina, Gdha, Yat, Yad, Tat, Tad, Pakva, Iti, Rit, Rita, Apakva, Mrinmaya, Vishnu, Vidhanatah, Vidhanatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 9.16). 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: “mṛdākṛtvāgvinādagdhaṃ yattatpakvamitīritam
  • mṛdā -
  • mṛd (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mṛdā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative 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]
  • agvi -
  • ago (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    agu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    agu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    agu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • inād -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gdham -
  • gdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pakvam -
  • pakva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pakva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pakvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pac -> pakva (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pac class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pac class 4 verb]
    pac -> pakva (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pac class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pac class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pac class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pac class 4 verb]
  • itīr -
  • iti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
  • ritam -
  • ritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rit (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “apakvaṃ mṛṇmaye viṣṇoḥ kārayettu vidhānataḥ
  • apakvam -
  • apakva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apakva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apakvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mṛṇmaye -
  • mṛṇmaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mṛṇmaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • viṣṇoḥ -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vidhānataḥ -
  • vidhānataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vidhānatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 9.16

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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