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.

बीजेसोमं तथा ध्यात्वा हस्ताभ्यां बीजधारिणम् ।
स्थानकं वाथचासीवं चोत्तरे दक्षिणामुखम् ॥ ५४ ॥

bījesomaṃ tathā dhyātvā hastābhyāṃ bījadhāriṇam |
sthānakaṃ vāthacāsīvaṃ cottare dakṣiṇāmukham || 54 ||

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

Similarly, one should meditate on the seed-soma, which holds the seed in both hands. The place where the place is situated is called Vāthacāsīva and is situated on the north side facing south.

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

Bija, Soma, Tatha, Dhyatva, Hasta, Dharin, Sthanaka, Asi, Uttara, Dakshinamukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 10.54). 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: “bījesomaṃ tathā dhyātvā hastābhyāṃ bījadhāriṇam
  • bīje -
  • bīja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bīja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bījā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • somam -
  • soma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    soma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    somā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    soman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dhyātvā* -
  • dhyātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hastābhyām -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • bīja -
  • bīja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bīja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhāriṇam -
  • dhārin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sthānakaṃ vāthacāsīvaṃ cottare dakṣiṇāmukham
  • sthānakam -
  • sthānaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthānaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vātha -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asī -
  • asī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    asi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vam -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttare -
  • uttara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uttarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dakṣiṇāmukham -
  • dakṣiṇāmukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dakṣiṇāmukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 10.54

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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