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.

सति पद्मं समुत्फुल्लं नववस्त्रं समास्तरेत् ।
पुष्पं तस्योपरि न्यस्य कल्बयेत्पद्ममण्डलम् ॥ ८९ ॥

sati padmaṃ samutphullaṃ navavastraṃ samāstaret |
puṣpaṃ tasyopari nyasya kalbayetpadmamaṇḍalam || 89 ||

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

When the lotus flower is in full bloom, one should spread a new cloth over it. Placing a flower on top of the sacrificial fire, one should make a lotus flower.

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

Sat, Sati, Padma, Samutphulla, Navavastra, Sama, Pushpa, Tad, Upari, Nyasya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.89). 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: “sati padmaṃ samutphullaṃ navavastraṃ samāstaret
  • sati -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • padmam -
  • padma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    padma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    padmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samutphullam -
  • samutphulla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samutphulla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samutphullā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • navavastram -
  • navavastra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samās -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • taret -
  • tṝ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “puṣpaṃ tasyopari nyasya kalbayetpadmamaṇḍalam
  • puṣpam -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṣpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasyo -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • upari -
  • upari (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    upari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nyasya -
  • nyasya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nyasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nyasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse kalbayetpadmamaṇḍalam

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.89

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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