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.

एतेष्वेकं परिग्राह्यं यजमानस्य चेच्छया ।
विषुवे चायने चैव ग्रहणे सोमसूर्ययोः ॥ १७ ॥

eteṣvekaṃ parigrāhyaṃ yajamānasya cecchayā |
viṣuve cāyane caiva grahaṇe somasūryayoḥ || 17 ||

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

One of these should be accepted if the sacrificer wishes to do so. When the equinox is in the lunar eclipse of the moon and the sun.

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

Eta, Etad, Esha, Eka, Parigrahya, Yajamana, Icchaya, Iccha, Vishuva, Caya, Grahana, Grahani, Somasurya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 24.17). 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: “eteṣvekaṃ parigrāhyaṃ yajamānasya cecchayā
  • eteṣve -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • parigrāhyam -
  • parigrāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parigrāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parigrāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yajamānasya -
  • yajamāna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yajamāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yaj -> yajamāna (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> yajamāna (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • ce -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • icchayā -
  • icchayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    icchā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “viṣuve cāyane caiva grahaṇe somasūryayoḥ
  • viṣuve -
  • viṣuva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • cāya -
  • cāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    cāy (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ne -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • 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]
  • somasūryayoḥ -
  • somasūrya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    somasūrya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 24.17

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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