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.

पाद्यमाचमनं दत्वागन्धपुष्पादिभिर्यजेत् ।
मुखवासं च दत्वातु स्तुतिमन्त्रैश्च वैष्णवैः ॥ १६ ॥

pādyamācamanaṃ datvāgandhapuṣpādibhiryajet |
mukhavāsaṃ ca datvātu stutimantraiśca vaiṣṇavaiḥ || 16 ||

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

After offering water for washing the feet, one should offer fragrant flowers and other offerings. Give him perfume on his face and chant Vaiṣṇava mantras.

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

Padya, Acamana, Dad, Vac, Andha, Pushpa, Mukhavasa, Stutimantra, Vaishnava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 20.16). 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: “pādyamācamanaṃ datvāgandhapuṣpādibhiryajet
  • pādyam -
  • pādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pad class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pad class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pad class 4 verb], [nominative single from √pad], [accusative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pad], [accusative single from √pad]
  • ācamanam -
  • ācamana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dat -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vāg -
  • vāc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • andha -
  • andha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    andha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṣpād -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yajet -
  • yaj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “mukhavāsaṃ ca datvātu stutimantraiśca vaiṣṇavaiḥ
  • mukhavāsam -
  • mukhavāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dat -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vātu -
  • (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third single]
  • stutimantraiś -
  • stutimantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaiṣṇavaiḥ -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 20.16

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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