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.

प्राङ्मुखं चैव संस्थाप्य पूजयेदष्टविग्रहैः ।
उत्सवप्रतिमाभावे स्नापने वा विशेषतः ॥ ९९ ॥

prāṅmukhaṃ caiva saṃsthāpya pūjayedaṣṭavigrahaiḥ |
utsavapratimābhāve snāpane vā viśeṣataḥ || 99 ||

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

Placing the deity facing east, one should worship the eight forms of the Lord. Especially when there is no image of a festival or when taking a bath.

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

Pranmukha, Samsthapya, Ashta, Ashtan, Vigraha, Utsava, Pratima, Abhava, Snapana, Var, Visheshatah, Visheshatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 25.99). 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: “prāṅmukhaṃ caiva saṃsthāpya pūjayedaṣṭavigrahaiḥ
  • prāṅmukham -
  • prāṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāṅmukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāṅmukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • saṃsthāpya -
  • saṃsthāpya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    saṃsthāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃsthāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūjayed -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • aṣṭa -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
  • vigrahaiḥ -
  • vigraha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vigraha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “utsavapratimābhāve snāpane viśeṣataḥ
  • utsava -
  • utsava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratimā -
  • pratima (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratima (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pratimā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhāve -
  • abhāva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • snāpane -
  • snāpana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 25.99

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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