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.

देवेशं स्थापयेत्तत्र पाद्याद्यैरर्चयेत्क्रमात् ।
महाहविः प्रभूतं वा यथाशक्ति निवेदयेत् ॥ ७८ ॥

deveśaṃ sthāpayettatra pādyādyairarcayetkramāt |
mahāhaviḥ prabhūtaṃ vā yathāśakti nivedayet || 78 ||

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

One should place the Lord of the gods there and worship Him with water and other offerings one after another. One should offer great or abundant oblations according to one’s ability.

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

Devesha, Tatra, Padya, Yah, Yat, Kramat, Krama, Mahahavis, Prabhuta, Var, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 20.78). 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: “deveśaṃ sthāpayettatra pādyādyairarcayetkramāt
  • deveśam -
  • deveśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sthāpayet -
  • sthā (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pādyād -
  • pādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √pad class 4 verb], [ablative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pad class 4 verb], [ablative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √pad class 1 verb], [ablative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pad class 1 verb], [ablative single from √pad]
  • yair -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • arcayet -
  • ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “mahāhaviḥ prabhūtaṃ yathāśakti nivedayet
  • mahāhaviḥ -
  • mahāhavis (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mahāhavis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prabhūtam -
  • prabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prabhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aśakti -
  • aśakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vedayet -
  • vid (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    vid (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 20.78

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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