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.

पाद्यमाचमनं दद्यात्पूर्वोक्तेन विधानतः ।
प्रणम्य देवदेवेशं दत्वापुष्बाञ्जलिं ततः ॥ १३१ ॥

pādyamācamanaṃ dadyātpūrvoktena vidhānataḥ |
praṇamya devadeveśaṃ datvāpuṣbāñjaliṃ tataḥ || 131 ||

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

One should offer water for washing the feet and washing hands according to the prescribed rituals. Then he offered obeisances to Lord Śiva, the lord of the demigods, and offered him flowers in his palms.

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

Padya, Acamana, Purvokta, Vidhanatah, Vidhanatas, Prana, Devadevesha, Tatah, Tad, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.131). 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: “pādyamācamanaṃ dadyātpūrvoktena vidhānataḥ
  • 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]
  • dadyāt -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • pūrvoktena -
  • pūrvokta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pūrvokta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vidhānataḥ -
  • vidhānataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vidhānatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “praṇamya devadeveśaṃ datvāpuṣbāñjaliṃ tataḥ
  • praṇam -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ya -
  • devadeveśam -
  • devadeveśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse datvāpuṣbāñjalim*ta
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.131

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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