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.

अथ वक्ष्येर्ऽचनान्तेतु विधानं प्रति कर्मणाम् ।
सौवर्णमुत्तमं पात्रं राजतं मध्यमे भवेत् ॥ ७ ॥

atha vakṣyer'canāntetu vidhānaṃ prati karmaṇām |
sauvarṇamuttamaṃ pātraṃ rājataṃ madhyame bhavet || 7 ||

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

Now I shall explain the method of performing ritualistic ceremonies at the end of the cycle. The best vessel should be made of gold and silver in the middle.

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

Atha, Vidhana, Prati, Karman, Sauvarna, Uttamam, Uttama, Patra, Rajata, Madhyama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 19.7). 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: “atha vakṣyer'canāntetu vidhānaṃ prati karmaṇām
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse vakṣyer'canāntetu*vi
  • vidhānam -
  • vidhāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • karmaṇām -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “sauvarṇamuttamaṃ pātraṃ rājataṃ madhyame bhavet
  • sauvarṇam -
  • sauvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sauvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pātram -
  • pātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rājatam -
  • rājatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rājata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • madhyame -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (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 19.7

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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