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.

ध्यायेत्सन्निहितं बिंबे नारायणमनामयम् ।
यथाबेरं तथा थात्वा न्यासकर्म ततश्चरेत् ॥ १६१ ॥

dhyāyetsannihitaṃ biṃbe nārāyaṇamanāmayam |
yathāberaṃ tathā thātvā nyāsakarma tataścaret || 161 ||

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

One should meditate on the healthy Lord Nārāyaṇa, who is present in the image. After remaining in the same position as the Bera, one should perform the ritualistic ceremonies of installation.

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

Sannihita, Bimba, Bimbi, Narayana, Anamaya, Yatha, Bera, Tatha, Tha, Var, Nyasa, Karman, 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 18.161). 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: “dhyāyetsannihitaṃ biṃbe nārāyaṇamanāmayam
  • dhyāyet -
  • dhyā (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • sannihitam -
  • sannihita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sannihita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sannihitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bimbe -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bimbā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bimbi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bimbi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • nārāyaṇam -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anāmayam -
  • anāmaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anāmaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anāmayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    nam (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “yathāberaṃ tathā thātvā nyāsakarma tataścaret
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • beram -
  • bera (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bera (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • thāt -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nyāsa -
  • nyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tataś -
  • 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]
  • caret -
  • car (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 18.161

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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