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.

कांस्यपात्रे नुसन्न्यस्य शिष्यस्य शिरसि न्यसेत् ।
ग्रामं प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा आलयं वा प्रदक्षिणम् ॥ ६१ ॥

kāṃsyapātre nusannyasya śiṣyasya śirasi nyaset |
grāmaṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā ālayaṃ vā pradakṣiṇam || 61 ||

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

Place the nuts in a bronze vessel and place them on the head of the disciple. After circumambulating the village or the residence.

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

Kamsyapatra, Sanni, Idam, Shishya, Shiras, Grama, Pradakshinam, Pradakshina, Kritva, Kritvan, Alaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 10.61). 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: “kāṃsyapātre nusannyasya śiṣyasya śirasi nyaset
  • kāṃsyapātre -
  • kāṃsyapātra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sannya -
  • sanni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śiṣyasya -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • śirasi -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse nyaset
  • Line 2: “grāmaṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā ālayaṃ pradakṣiṇam
  • grāmam -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pradakṣiṇam -
  • pradakṣiṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • ālayam -
  • ālaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pradakṣiṇam -
  • pradakṣiṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 10.61

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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