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.

पूर्वरात्रै तु देवेशमर्चयित्वा यथाविधि ।
हवींष्यपि निवेद्यैव बद्ध्वा प्रतिसरं पुनः ॥ १६ ॥

pūrvarātrai tu deveśamarcayitvā yathāvidhi |
havīṃṣyapi nivedyaiva baddhvā pratisaraṃ punaḥ || 16 ||

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

The night before, one should worship the Lord of the gods in accordance with the prescribed rituals. After offering the oblations he tied them up 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 (21.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Devesha, Yathavidhi, Havis, Api, Nivedin, Nivedya, Baddhva, Pratisara, Puna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.16). 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: “pūrvarātrai tu deveśamarcayitvā yathāvidhi
  • pūrvarātrai -
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • deveśam -
  • deveśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • arcayitvā -
  • ṛc -> arcayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛc]
  • yathāvidhi -
  • yathāvidhi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “havīṃṣyapi nivedyaiva baddhvā pratisaraṃ punaḥ
  • havīṃṣya -
  • havis (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • nivedyai -
  • nivedin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    nivedin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nivedya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nivedya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nivedyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • baddhvā -
  • bandh -> baddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bandh]
    bandh -> baddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bandh]
    bandh -> baddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bandh]
    baddhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratisaram -
  • pratisara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratisarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.16

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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