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.

सभ्याध्वर्युं समीक्ष्यैव होता प्रणवमुच्चरेत् ।
होतरेहिऽपदे उक्तेततो होता समुच्चरेत् ॥ ५४ ॥

sabhyādhvaryuṃ samīkṣyaiva hotā praṇavamuccaret |
hotarehi'pade uktetato hotā samuccaret || 54 ||

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

The priest should chant the oṁkāra after examining the sabhya-adhvaryu. When the offerer is in the position of offering oblations, the priest should chant the following mantra.

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

Sabhya, Adhvaryu, Samikshya, Hotri, Hota, Pranava, Mud, Ukta, Ukti, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Samud,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 12.54). 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: “sabhyādhvaryuṃ samīkṣyaiva hotā praṇavamuccaret
  • sabhyā -
  • sabhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sabhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sabhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhvaryum -
  • adhvaryu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    adhvaryu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • samīkṣyai -
  • samīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samīkṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • hotā -
  • hotṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hotā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hu (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • praṇava -
  • praṇava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • muc -
  • mud (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “hotarehi'pade uktetato hotā samuccaret
  • Cannot analyse hotarehi'pade*uk
  • ukte -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ukti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vac class 2 verb], [locative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [locative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [locative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 3 verb]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • hotā -
  • hotṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hotā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hu (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • samuc -
  • samud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 12.54

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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