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.

षट्प्रस्थमात्रं करकं कुंभं तु द्रोणमेव च ।
देवस्यऽत्वेति कलशान् कुंभादीन्त्संप्रगृह्य च ॥ १८ ॥

ṣaṭprasthamātraṃ karakaṃ kuṃbhaṃ tu droṇameva ca |
devasya'tveti kalaśān kuṃbhādīntsaṃpragṛhya ca || 18 ||

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

There are only six prasthas in the karaka, a kumbha and a drona. Then he took hold of the urns, waterpots and other objects, saying, “It is for the demigod.”

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

Shat, Shash, Prastha, Atra, Karaka, Kumbha, Drona, Eva, Kalasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 22.18). 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: “ṣaṭprasthamātraṃ karakaṃ kuṃbhaṃ tu droṇameva ca
  • ṣaṭ -
  • ṣaṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prastham -
  • prastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prasthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātram -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karakam -
  • karaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    karakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kumbham -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kumbhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • droṇam -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    droṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “devasya'tveti kalaśān kuṃbhādīntsaṃpragṛhya ca
  • Cannot analyse devasya'tveti*ka
  • kalaśān -
  • kalaśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse kumbhādīntsampragṛhya*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 22.18

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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