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.

पैण्डरीकस्य चाध्वर्योः प्रत्येकं पञ्चनिष्ककम् ।
अन्येष्वाहवनीयादिष्वध्वर्यूणां चतुभन्वेत् ॥ ८६ ॥

paiṇḍarīkasya cādhvaryoḥ pratyekaṃ pañcaniṣkakam |
anyeṣvāhavanīyādiṣvadhvaryūṇāṃ catubhanvet || 86 ||

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

Each of the priests of Paṇḍarika was given five coins. In other sacrifices, such as the sacrificial fire, one should perform four kinds of adhvaryu.

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

Indari, Kah, Kim, Adhvaryu, Pratyeka, Panca, Pancan, Nishka, Anya, Ahavaniya, Ishu, Ishva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 12.86). 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: “paiṇḍarīkasya cādhvaryoḥ pratyekaṃ pañcaniṣkakam
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • iṇḍarī -
  • iṇḍarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhvaryoḥ -
  • adhvaryu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    adhvaryu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pratyekam -
  • pratyeka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratyeka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratyekā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • niṣka -
  • niṣka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “anyeṣvāhavanīyādiṣvadhvaryūṇāṃ catubhanvet
  • anyeṣvā -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • āhavanīyād -
  • āhavanīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    āhavanīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣva -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    iṣva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • adhvaryūṇām -
  • adhvaryu (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    adhvaryu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Cannot analyse catubhanvet

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 12.86

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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