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.

भूतपीठे समभ्यर्च्य चक्रं चैव ध्वजं तथा ।
शङ्खं यूथाधिपं चैव अक्षहन्तं तथार्चयेत् ॥ २४१ ॥

bhūtapīṭhe samabhyarcya cakraṃ caiva dhvajaṃ tathā |
śaṅkhaṃ yūthādhipaṃ caiva akṣahantaṃ tathārcayet || 241 ||

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

After worshiping the wheel and the flag on the seat of the ghosts In the same way one should worship the conchshell, the chief of the herd and the destroyer of the axes.

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

Bhuta, Pitha, Abhyarcya, Cakra, Dhvaja, Tatha, Shankha, Yutha, Adhipa, Aksha, Hanta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.241). 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: “bhūtapīṭhe samabhyarcya cakraṃ caiva dhvajaṃ tathā
  • bhūta -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second plural]
  • pīṭhe -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abhyarcya -
  • abhyarcya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhyarcya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakram -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • dhvajam -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhvajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śaṅkhaṃ yūthādhipaṃ caiva akṣahantaṃ tathārcayet
  • śaṅkham -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaṅkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yūthā -
  • yūtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yūtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhipam -
  • adhipa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhipā (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • akṣa -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hantam -
  • hantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arcayet -
  • ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.241

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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