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.

शिरसा धारयित्वातु पुरस्ताच्चक्रशान्तयोः ।
ग्रामं प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा देवालयमुपाव्रजेत् ॥ ४१ ॥

śirasā dhārayitvātu purastāccakraśāntayoḥ |
grāmaṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā devālayamupāvrajet || 41 ||

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

Hold the head in front of the two wheels of the peaceful wheel. After circumambulating the village, one should return to the temple.

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

Shiras, Purastat, Cakra, Shanta, Grama, Pradakshinam, Pradakshina, Kritva, Kritvan, Devalaya, Upa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 25.41). 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: “śirasā dhārayitvātu purastāccakraśāntayoḥ
  • śirasā -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhārayitvā -
  • dhṛ -> dhārayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhṛ]
  • ātu -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • purastāc -
  • purastāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    purastāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    purastāt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    purastāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cakra -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • śāntayoḥ -
  • śānta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    śānta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    śāntā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive dual from √śam class 4 verb], [locative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [genitive dual from √śam class 9 verb], [locative dual from √śam class 9 verb]
    śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive dual from √śam class 4 verb], [locative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [genitive dual from √śam class 9 verb], [locative dual from √śam class 9 verb]
    śam -> śāntā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive dual from √śam class 4 verb], [locative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [genitive dual from √śam class 9 verb], [locative dual from √śam class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “grāmaṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā devālayamupāvrajet
  • grāmam -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pradakṣiṇam -
  • pradakṣiṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • devālayam -
  • devālaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vrajet -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 25.41

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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