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.

नृत्तं गीतं च वाद्यं च वैष्णवं मन्त्रमुच्चरन् ।
देवस्य दर्शयित्वातु स्तोत्रं वेदैःक्रमाच्चरेत् ॥ १९४ ॥

nṛttaṃ gītaṃ ca vādyaṃ ca vaiṣṇavaṃ mantramuccaran |
devasya darśayitvātu stotraṃ vedaiḥkramāccaret || 194 ||

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

They danced, sang, played musical instruments and chanted Vaiṣṇava mantras. After showing the deity the stotra, one should chant the Vedas in order.

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

Nritta, Gita, Vadya, Vadi, Vaishnava, Deva, Stotra, Veda, Kramat, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.194). 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: “nṛttaṃ gītaṃ ca vādyaṃ ca vaiṣṇavaṃ mantramuccaran
  • nṛttam -
  • nṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
  • gītam -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vādyam -
  • vādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vad -> vādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √vad]
    vad -> vādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √vad]
    vad -> vādyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √vad]
    vad -> vādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad]
    vad -> vādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vad], [accusative single from √vad]
    vādī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaiṣṇavam -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse mantramuccaran
  • Line 2: “devasya darśayitvātu stotraṃ vedaiḥkramāccaret
  • devasya -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • darśayitvā -
  • dṛś -> darśayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • ātu -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • stotram -
  • stotra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vedaiḥ -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kramāc -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • 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 18.194

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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