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.

ग्रहणेऽपि भवेद्दीपमविद्धा पूर्णिमा न चेत् ।
अपर्वण्यर्पितं दीपं हन्ति पुण्यं पुरातनम् ॥ १३२ ॥

grahaṇe'pi bhaveddīpamaviddhā pūrṇimā na cet |
aparvaṇyarpitaṃ dīpaṃ hanti puṇyaṃ purātanam || 132 ||

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

Even during the eclipse, the lamp should be unlit if the full moon is not present. A lamp offered on an aparvani day destroys ancient pious activities.

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

Grahana, Grahani, Api, Dipa, Aviddha, Purnima, Aparvani, Aparvan, Arpita, Punya, Puratana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.132). 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: “grahaṇe'pi bhaveddīpamaviddhā pūrṇimā na cet
  • grahaṇe' -
  • grahaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    grahaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    grahaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    grahaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • dīpam -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dīpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aviddhā -
  • aviddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūrṇimā* -
  • pūrṇimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse cet
  • Line 2: “aparvaṇyarpitaṃ dīpaṃ hanti puṇyaṃ purātanam
  • aparvaṇya -
  • aparvaṇi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aparvan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aparvan (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • arpitam -
  • arpita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arpita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arpitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> arpita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √]
    -> arpita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √]
    -> arpitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √]
    -> arpita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √]
    -> arpita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √], [accusative single from √]
  • dīpam -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dīpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hanti -
  • hanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • purātanam -
  • purātana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purātana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.132

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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