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.

विष्णुंऽचेति तथा देवं यज्ञवाराहमाह्वयेत् ।
आवाहनादिसर्वत्र पूर्ववत्कारयेद्बुधः ॥ ४२ ॥

viṣṇuṃ'ceti tathā devaṃ yajñavārāhamāhvayet |
āvāhanādisarvatra pūrvavatkārayedbudhaḥ || 42 ||

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

In the same way, one should invoke Lord Vishnu, the sacrificial boar. The learned person should perform the same rituals as before in all the invocations and other rituals.

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

Tatha, Deva, Yajna, Varaha, Avahana, Sarvatra, Purvavat, Budha, Budh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 13.42). 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: “viṣṇuṃ'ceti tathā devaṃ yajñavārāhamāhvayet
  • Cannot analyse viṣṇuṃ'ceti*ta
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • yajña -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vārāham -
  • vārāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vārāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • hvayet -
  • (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “āvāhanādisarvatra pūrvavatkārayedbudhaḥ
  • āvāhanā -
  • āvāhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sarvatra -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pūrvavat -
  • pūrvavat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pūrvavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pūrvavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kārayed -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • budhaḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    budh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    budh (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 13.42

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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