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.

श्रावणे मासि सक्षत्रे श्रवणे तु विशेषतः ।
उत्सवस्नपनादीनि पूर्ववत्कारयेद्बुधः ॥ ४२ ॥

śrāvaṇe māsi sakṣatre śravaṇe tu viśeṣataḥ |
utsavasnapanādīni pūrvavatkārayedbudhaḥ || 42 ||

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

In the month of Śrāvaṇa, especially in the month of Śravaṇa, the month of Sakṣatra is celebrated. A learned person should perform the festivities, bathing and other rituals as before.

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

Shravana, Mas, Masi, Sakshat, Visheshatah, Visheshatas, Utsava, Snapana, Purvavat, Budha, Budh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.42). 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: “śrāvaṇe māsi sakṣatre śravaṇe tu viśeṣataḥ
  • śrāvaṇe -
  • śrāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrāvaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śrāvaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • māsi -
  • māsī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    māsī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    māsī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • sakṣat -
  • sakṣ -> sakṣat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sakṣ class 1 verb]
  • re -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śravaṇe -
  • śravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “utsavasnapanādīni pūrvavatkārayedbudhaḥ
  • utsava -
  • utsava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • snapanād -
  • snapana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    snapana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • pūrvavat -
  • pūrvavat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pūrvavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pūrvavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kārayed -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • budhaḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    budh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    budh (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 21.42

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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