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.

यथा नगेन्द्रियं ग्राह्यं योनिष्वेव समर्पयेत् ।
तथा तन्तु गृहीत्वैव स्थापनीयन्तु गर्भकम् ॥ ५२ ॥

yathā nagendriyaṃ grāhyaṃ yoniṣveva samarpayet |
tathā tantu gṛhītvaiva sthāpanīyantu garbhakam || 52 ||

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

Just as the sense of the mountain is to be grasped, so one should offer it to the vagina. In the same way, the fiber should be taken and placed in the embryo.

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

Yatha, Naga, Indriya, Grahya, Yonin, Eva, Tatha, Grihitva, Sthapani, Garbhaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 9.52). 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: “yathā nagendriyaṃ grāhyaṃ yoniṣveva samarpayet
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nage -
  • naga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • indriyam -
  • indriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    indriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    indriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • grāhyam -
  • grāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    grāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah], [accusative single from √grah]
  • yoniṣve -
  • yonin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    yonin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • arpayet -
  • (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “tathā tantu gṛhītvaiva sthāpanīyantu garbhakam
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tantu -
  • tantu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gṛhītvai -
  • gṛhītvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sthāpanī -
  • sthāpanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • yantu -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • garbhakam -
  • garbhaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 9.52

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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