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.

वेद्यास्तथोत्तरे भागे त्वावसध्यं प्रकल्पयेत् ।
ऐशान्ये स्नापनश्वभ्रं कल्पयेत्तद्विधानतः ॥ ५६ ॥

vedyāstathottare bhāge tvāvasadhyaṃ prakalpayet |
aiśānye snāpanaśvabhraṃ kalpayettadvidhānataḥ || 56 ||

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

The altar should also be placed on the north side of the altar. In the north-eastern direction one should arrange a bathing horse’s cloud according to the prescribed ritual.

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

Vedi, Vedya, Tatha, Uttara, Bhaga, Tva, Pra, Snapana, Shvabhra, Tadvidha, Atah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 11.56). 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: “vedyāstathottare bhāge tvāvasadhyaṃ prakalpayet
  • vedyās -
  • vedi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vedī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vedya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vedyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vid], [vocative plural from √vid]
    vid -> vedyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vid], [vocative plural from √vid], [accusative plural from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vid class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vedyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vid class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [nominative plural from √vid], [vocative plural from √vid]
    vid -> vedyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [nominative plural from √vid], [vocative plural from √vid], [accusative plural from √vid]
  • tatho -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (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]
  • bhāge -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tvāva -
  • tva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • dhyam -
  • dhyā (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: “aiśānye snāpanaśvabhraṃ kalpayettadvidhānataḥ
  • aiśānye -
  • snāpana -
  • snāpana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śvabhram -
  • śvabhra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śvabhra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kalpayet -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • tadvidhān -
  • tadvidha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 11.56

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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