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.

अतोदेवाऽदिमन्त्रेण कुशदर्भांन्तु शोधयेत् ।
यावच्छ्वभ्रप्रमाणन्तु तावत्कृत्वासमाहरेत् ॥ १२ ॥

atodevā'dimantreṇa kuśadarbhāṃntu śodhayet |
yāvacchvabhrapramāṇantu tāvatkṛtvāsamāharet || 12 ||

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

Therefore, one should purify the Kuśa and Darbha trees by chanting the mantra Devādi. Then, as long as the clouds are the size of a cloud, one should collect them.

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

Atah, Mantra, Yavat, Shvabhra, Prama, Tavat, Kritva, Kritvan, Asama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 22.12). 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: “atodevā'dimantreṇa kuśadarbhāṃntu śodhayet
  • ato -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • devā' -
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mantreṇa -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse kuśadarbhāṃntu*śo
  • śodhayet -
  • śudh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “yāvacchvabhrapramāṇantu tāvatkṛtvāsamāharet
  • yāvacch -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śvabhra -
  • śvabhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śvabhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramā -
  • pramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇantu -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • tāvat -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kṛtvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
  • asamā -
  • asamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • haret -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 22.12

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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