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.

आचार्यः सह शिष्यैस्तु कृत्वा केशादिवापनम् ।
स्नात्वा स्नानविधानेन धृत्वा धौतं यथाविधि ॥ ५ ॥

ācāryaḥ saha śiṣyaistu kṛtvā keśādivāpanam |
snātvā snānavidhānena dhṛtvā dhautaṃ yathāvidhi || 5 ||

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

The teacher and his disciples should remove the hair and other parts of the body After bathing, he washed himself according to the prescribed rituals.

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

Acari, Acarya, Saha, Shishya, Kritva, Kritvan, Kesha, Iva, Snatva, Snana, Vidhana, Dhritva, Dhritvan, Dhauta, Yathavidhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 25.5). 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: “ācāryaḥ saha śiṣyaistu kṛtvā keśādivāpanam
  • ācāryaḥ -
  • ācārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śiṣyais -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • keśād -
  • keśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    keśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • apanam -
  • pan (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “snātvā snānavidhānena dhṛtvā dhautaṃ yathāvidhi
  • snātvā -
  • snātvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • snāna -
  • snāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhānena -
  • vidhāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhṛtvā -
  • dhṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhṛ -> dhṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhṛ]
    dhṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhautam -
  • dhauta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhauta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhautā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yathāvidhi -
  • yathāvidhi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 25.5

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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