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.

स्वस्तिसूक्तं ततो जप्त्वा प्रतद्विष्णुऽरिति ब्रुवन् ।
स्नानपीठे सुसंस्थाप्य पाद्यमाचमनं ददेत् ॥ १२१ ॥

svastisūktaṃ tato japtvā pratadviṣṇu'riti bruvan |
snānapīṭhe susaṃsthāpya pādyamācamanaṃ dadet || 121 ||

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

Then he chanted the Svasti Sūkta and said, “Pratadviṣṇu.” After placing the bath on a seat, one should offer water for washing the feet and washing hands.

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

Svasti, Sukta, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Snanapitha, Susamstha, Apya, Padya, Acamana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.121). 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: “svastisūktaṃ tato japtvā pratadviṣṇu'riti bruvan
  • svasti -
  • svasti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    svasti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    svasti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    svastī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svastī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    svastī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sūktam -
  • sūkta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūkta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • japtvā -
  • jap -> japtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jap]
  • Cannot analyse pratadviṣṇu'riti*br
  • Cannot analyse bruvan
  • Line 2: “snānapīṭhe susaṃsthāpya pādyamācamanaṃ dadet
  • snānapīṭhe -
  • snānapīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    snānapīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • susaṃsthā -
  • susaṃsthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apya -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pādyam -
  • pādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pad class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pad class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pad class 4 verb], [nominative single from √pad], [accusative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pad], [accusative single from √pad]
  • ācamanam -
  • ācamana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dadet -
  • (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    dad (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 18.121

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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