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.

नाराचरज्ज्वा नुदृढं बन्धयेद्रहसिक्रमात् ।
विष्णुस्त्वाऽमिति मन्त्रेण पादौ सृष्ट्वा नमेन्मुहुः ॥ २२० ॥

nārācarajjvā nudṛḍhaṃ bandhayedrahasikramāt |
viṣṇustvā'miti mantreṇa pādau sṛṣṭvā namenmuhuḥ || 220 ||

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

The rope of the arrow should be tied firmly in a secret order. After chanting the mantra 'Vishnu stva', one should create the feet and offer obeisances to them again and again.

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

Naraca, Rajju, Nud, Dha, Rahasi, Rahas, Kramat, Krama, Vishnu, Mantra, Pada, Padu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.220). 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: “nārācarajjvā nudṛḍhaṃ bandhayedrahasikramāt
  • nārāca -
  • nārāca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nārāca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rajjvā* -
  • rajju (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nud -
  • nud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    nud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ḍham -
  • ḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bandhayed -
  • bandh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • rahasi -
  • rahasi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rahas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    rah (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “viṣṇustvā'miti mantreṇa pādau sṛṣṭvā namenmuhuḥ
  • viṣṇus -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvā' -
  • amiti -
  • amiti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mantreṇa -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pādau -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pādu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sṛṣṭvā -
  • sṛj -> sṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛj]
  • Cannot analyse namenmuhuḥ

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.220

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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