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.

अतो देवादिमन्त्रैस्तु तैलमालिप्य मूर्धनि ।
तथैव विष्णुगायत्षा सर्वांगाण्यनुलेपयेत् ॥ १२२ ॥

ato devādimantraistu tailamālipya mūrdhani |
tathaiva viṣṇugāyatṣā sarvāṃgāṇyanulepayet || 122 ||

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

Therefore, he smeared oil on his head with the mantras of the gods and others. In the same way, one should smear all parts of the body with the chanting of the Vedic hymns to Lord Viṣṇu.

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

Atah, Deva, Idam, Tra, Taila, Alipya, Murdhan, Murdhani, Tatha, Gayat, Sha, Sarvanga, Anula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.122). 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: “ato devādimantraistu tailamālipya mūrdhani
  • ato* -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • devād -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iman -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • trais -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tailam -
  • taila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    taila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ālipya -
  • ālipya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ālipya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ālipya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūrdhani -
  • mūrdhanī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “tathaiva viṣṇugāyatṣā sarvāṃgāṇyanulepayet
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • viṣṇu -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gāyat -
  • gāyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    gāyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṣā -
  • ṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvāṅgāṇya -
  • sarvāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • anule -
  • anulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • payet -
  • pay (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    pi (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    (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 18.122

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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