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.

अभयं वरदं पूर्वं शङ्खचक्रधरं परम् ।
एवं चतुर्भुजं कृत्वा स्थापनारंभमाचरेत् ॥ ९६ ॥

abhayaṃ varadaṃ pūrvaṃ śaṅkhacakradharaṃ param |
evaṃ caturbhujaṃ kṛtvā sthāpanāraṃbhamācaret || 96 ||

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

He was the first to bestow boons on fearlessness and the second to bear the conchshell and disc. Thus making the four-armed figure, one should begin the installation.

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

Abhaya, Varada, Purvam, Purva, Shankha, Cakradhara, Param, Para, Evam, Eva, Caturbhuja, Kritva, Kritvan, Sthapana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 16.96). 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: “abhayaṃ varadaṃ pūrvaṃ śaṅkhacakradharaṃ param
  • abhayam -
  • abhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhī (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • varadam -
  • varada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śaṅkha -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakradharam -
  • cakradhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakradhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cakradharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “evaṃ caturbhujaṃ kṛtvā sthāpanāraṃbhamācaret
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • caturbhujam -
  • caturbhuja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturbhuja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturbhujā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthāpanā -
  • sthāpana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthāpana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthāpanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arambham -
  • rambh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • 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 16.96

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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