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.

अर्चनं चोत्सवं चैव स्नपने च हरेरिव ।
हली ।
दैत्यानां तु वधार्थाय यदुश्रेष्ठं मलाबलम् ॥ ६२ ॥

arcanaṃ cotsavaṃ caiva snapane ca hareriva |
halī |
daityānāṃ tu vadhārthāya yaduśreṣṭhaṃ malābalam || 62 ||

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

Worship, celebration and bathing are like the worship of the Lord. Hali. The best of the Yadus, Malabala, was sent to kill the demons.

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

Arcana, Utsava, Snapana, Hari, Iva, Hali, Halin, Daitya, Vadha, Artha, Yadushreshtha, Mala, Abala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 15.62). 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: “arcanaṃ cotsavaṃ caiva snapane ca hareriva
  • arcanam -
  • arcana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arcana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arcanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utsavam -
  • utsava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • snapane -
  • snapana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    snapana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • harer -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “halī
  • halī -
  • halī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    hali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    halin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “daityānāṃ tu vadhārthāya yaduśreṣṭhaṃ malābalam
  • daityānām -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    daitya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    daityā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vadhā -
  • vadhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vadha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vadhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthāya -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • yaduśreṣṭham -
  • yaduśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • malā -
  • mala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    malā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abalam -
  • abala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 15.62

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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