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.

मासेऽस्मीन्नारभेतैव श्रवणव्रतमुत्तमम् ।
त्रिभिर्वर्षैस्त्रिभिर्मासैरुपोष्य च महत्पलम् ॥ ७३ ॥

māse'smīnnārabhetaiva śravaṇavratamuttamam |
tribhirvarṣaistribhirmāsairupoṣya ca mahatpalam || 73 ||

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

In this month one should not begin to observe the auspicious vow of hearing the Vedas. After three years and three months of fasting, he observed a great palm tree.

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

Mas, Masa, Ara, Shravana, Vrata, Uttamam, Uttama, Tri, Varsha, Uposhya, Mahat, Pala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.73). 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: “māse'smīnnārabhetaiva śravaṇavratamuttamam
  • māse' -
  • mās (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    māsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    māsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asmī -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • īnn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āra -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • bhetai -
  • bhī (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    bhī (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • śravaṇa -
  • śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vratam -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vrata (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]
  • Line 2: “tribhirvarṣaistribhirmāsairupoṣya ca mahatpalam
  • tribhir -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • varṣais -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tribhir -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • māsair -
  • māsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • upoṣya -
  • upoṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upoṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • palam -
  • pala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    palā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.73

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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