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.

इदं ब्रऽह्मेति मन्त्रेण जिह्माशोधनमाचरेत् ।
यन्मे गर्भेऽसमुच्चार्य गण्डूषं क्षालनं तथा ॥ ११६ ॥

idaṃ bra'hmeti mantreṇa jihmāśodhanamācaret |
yanme garbhe'samuccārya gaṇḍūṣaṃ kṣālanaṃ tathā || 116 ||

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

One should cleanse the tongue by chanting the mantra 'Idam Brahma' When I was in my womb, I was itchy and washed myself.

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

Idam, Mantra, Jihma, Shodhana, Yat, Yad, Asmad, Garbha, Mud, Carya, Gandusha, Kshalana, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.116). 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: “idaṃ bra'hmeti mantreṇa jihmāśodhanamācaret
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse bra'hmeti*ma
  • mantreṇa -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • jihmā -
  • jihmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śodhanam -
  • śodhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śodhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śodhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “yanme garbhe'samuccārya gaṇḍūṣaṃ kṣālanaṃ tathā
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • garbhe' -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    garbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • muc -
  • mud (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • cārya -
  • cārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    car -> cārya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √car]
    car -> cārya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √car]
    car -> cārya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √car]
    car -> cārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √car]
    car -> cārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √car]
  • gaṇḍūṣam -
  • gaṇḍūṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gaṇḍūṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gaṇḍūṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṣālanam -
  • kṣālana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣālana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣālanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.116

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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