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.

अथावनीदऽमन्त्रेण शोधयित्वा स्थलं ततः ।
मण्डलं चतुरश्रं च कारयेत्बरिचारकः ॥ २०० ॥

athāvanīda'mantreṇa śodhayitvā sthalaṃ tataḥ |
maṇḍalaṃ caturaśraṃ ca kārayetbaricārakaḥ || 200 ||

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

Then he cleansed the ground with the mantra 'Avanida' The baricharaka should make a circle with four sides.

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

Sthala, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Mandala, Caturashra, Caraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.200). 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: “athāvanīda'mantreṇa śodhayitvā sthalaṃ tataḥ
  • Cannot analyse athāvanīda'mantreṇa*śo
  • śodhayitvā -
  • śudh -> śodhayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śudh]
  • sthalam -
  • sthala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “maṇḍalaṃ caturaśraṃ ca kārayetbaricārakaḥ
  • maṇḍalam -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • caturaśram -
  • caturaśra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturaśra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturaśrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • ba -
  • ba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • cārakaḥ -
  • cāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.200

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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