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.

अशक्तानां यथाशक्ति दीपं तत्रैव योजयेत् ।
दण्डेतु सुषिरे योज्यं चतुर्दिक्षु क्रमेण वै ॥ ८४ ॥

aśaktānāṃ yathāśakti dīpaṃ tatraiva yojayet |
daṇḍetu suṣire yojyaṃ caturdikṣu krameṇa vai || 84 ||

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

For those who are unable to do so, one should place a lamp there as much as possible. When the rod is dry, it should be placed in the four directions one after the other.

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

Ashakta, Yatha, Dipa, Tatraiva, Danda, Dandi, Sushira, Yojya, Catu, Catus, Dish, Dikshu, Kramena, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.84). 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: “aśaktānāṃ yathāśakti dīpaṃ tatraiva yojayet
  • aśaktānām -
  • aśakta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    aśakta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    aśaktā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aśakti -
  • aśakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dīpam -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dīpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatraiva -
  • tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • yojayet -
  • yuj (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “daṇḍetu suṣire yojyaṃ caturdikṣu krameṇa vai
  • daṇḍe -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    daṇḍi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • suṣire -
  • suṣira (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    suṣira (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    suṣirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yojyam -
  • yojya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yojya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yojyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuj -> yojya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √yuj]
    yuj -> yojya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √yuj]
    yuj -> yojyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √yuj]
    yuj -> yojya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yuj]
    yuj -> yojya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yuj], [accusative single from √yuj]
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dikṣu -
  • dikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • krameṇa -
  • krameṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.84

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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