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.

पीतं कृष्णं च रक्तं च क्रमाद्वर्ण उदाहृतः ।
प्रागादीशान्त मेतांश्च इदं विष्णुऽरिति न्यसेत् ॥ ३४ ॥

pītaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ ca raktaṃ ca kramādvarṇa udāhṛtaḥ |
prāgādīśānta metāṃśca idaṃ viṣṇu'riti nyaset || 34 ||

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

The colors are yellow, black and red, respectively. One should chant the mantra “It is Lord Viṣṇu” in the eastern part of the body.

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

Pita, Krishna, Rakta, Kramat, Krama, Varna, Varni, Udahrita, Prak, Adi, Adin, Ishanta, Metri, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 22.34). 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: “pītaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ ca raktaṃ ca kramādvarṇa udāhṛtaḥ
  • pītam -
  • pīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • kṛṣṇam -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raktam -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    raktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kramād -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • varṇa*u -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    varṇi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ud -
  • udāhṛtaḥ -
  • udāhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prāgādīśānta metāṃśca idaṃ viṣṇu'riti nyaset
  • prāg -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ādī -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • īśānta -
  • īśānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īśānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • metā -
  • metṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mi (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 9)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • āṃś -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse viṣṇu'riti*ny
  • Cannot analyse nyaset

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 22.34

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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