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.

शयने शाययेच्चैव देववादे शिरस्तथा ।
हौत्रं प्रशंस्य तत्काले होता हौत्रक्रमेण वै ॥ ७८ ॥

śayane śāyayeccaiva devavāde śirastathā |
hautraṃ praśaṃsya tatkāle hotā hautrakrameṇa vai || 78 ||

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

One should lie down on a bed and place one’s head on the devavada. At that time the priest should praise the priests in the order of the priests.

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

Shayana, Deva, Vada, Vadi, Shira, Shiras, Tatha, Hautra, Prashamsya, Tatkala, Hota, Kramena, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 24.78). 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: “śayane śāyayeccaiva devavāde śirastathā
  • śayane -
  • śayana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śayana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śayanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śāyayec -
  • śī (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    śī (verb class 0)
    [optative active third 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]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vāde -
  • vāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vādā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vādi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vādi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • śiras -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “hautraṃ praśaṃsya tatkāle hotā hautrakrameṇa vai
  • hautram -
  • hautra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hautra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hautrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • praśaṃsya -
  • praśaṃsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praśaṃsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatkāle -
  • tatkāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tatkāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tatkālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hotā* -
  • hotā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hautra -
  • hautra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hautra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • krameṇa -
  • krameṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 24.78

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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