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.

गृहस्थो ब्रह्मचारी वा भक्त्यैवार्ऽचनमाचरेत् ।
द्रव्यैरनेकैस्संपाद्यं तथानन्तोपचारकैः ॥ ५ ॥

gṛhastho brahmacārī vā bhaktyaivār'canamācaret |
dravyairanekaissaṃpādyaṃ tathānantopacārakaiḥ || 5 ||

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

A householder or a celibate should worship the Lord with devotion. It is prepared with many ingredients and infinite amounts of amenities.

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

Grihastha, Brahmacarin, Brahmacari, Dravya, Aneka, Sampadya, Tatha, Anta, Antu, Upacaraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.5). 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: “gṛhastho brahmacārī bhaktyaivār'canamācaret
  • gṛhastho* -
  • gṛhastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmacārī -
  • brahmacārī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    brahmacārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    brahmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • Cannot analyse bhaktyaivār'canamācaret
  • Line 2: “dravyairanekaissaṃpādyaṃ tathānantopacārakaiḥ
  • dravyair -
  • dravya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • anekais -
  • aneka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    aneka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sampādyam -
  • sampādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sampādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sampādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathān -
  • tatha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anto -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    antu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • upacārakaiḥ -
  • upacāraka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    upacāraka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.5

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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