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.

तद्बहिःपूर्वभागेतु सभ्यकुण्डं प्रकल्पयेत् ।
सभ्यस्य पूर्वभागेतु कुण्ड माहवनीयकम् ॥ ५२ ॥

tadbahiḥpūrvabhāgetu sabhyakuṇḍaṃ prakalpayet |
sabhyasya pūrvabhāgetu kuṇḍa māhavanīyakam || 52 ||

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

On the outer eastern side of the altar one should arrange a decent pool. On the eastern side of the assembly hall there should be a well called Mahāvaṇīya.

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

Tad, Tat, Bahih, Bahi, Bahis, Purvabhaga, Sabhya, Kunda, Pra, Vaniyaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 11.52). 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: “tadbahiḥpūrvabhāgetu sabhyakuṇḍaṃ prakalpayet
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bahiḥ -
  • bahiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bahi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūrvabhāge -
  • pūrvabhāga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pūrvabhāga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pūrvabhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sabhya -
  • sabhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sabhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuṇḍam -
  • kuṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kalpayet -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “sabhyasya pūrvabhāgetu kuṇḍa māhavanīyakam
  • sabhyasya -
  • sabhya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sabhya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • pūrvabhāge -
  • pūrvabhāga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pūrvabhāga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pūrvabhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kuṇḍa -
  • kuṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • māha -
  • māh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vanīyakam -
  • vanīyaka (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 11.52

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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