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.

निषीदेद्गजपृष्ठे तु देशिकस्स्वयमत्वरः ।
अर्चकश्छत्रमादाय तथा देवस्य धारयेत् ॥ १६९ ॥

niṣīdedgajapṛṣṭhe tu deśikassvayamatvaraḥ |
arcakaśchatramādāya tathā devasya dhārayet || 169 ||

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

The priest himself should sit on the back of the elephant in haste The worshiper should take an umbrella and hold it in the same way as the Lord’s umbrella.

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

Deshika, Svayam, Atvara, Arcaka, Chatra, Ada, Adaya, Tatha, Deva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 25.169). 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: “niṣīdedgajapṛṣṭhe tu deśikassvayamatvaraḥ
  • Cannot analyse niṣīdedgajapṛṣṭhe*tu
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • deśikas -
  • deśika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • atvaraḥ -
  • atvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “arcakaśchatramādāya tathā devasya dhārayet
  • arcakaś -
  • arcaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • chatram -
  • chatra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    chatra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    chatrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ādāya -
  • ādāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • devasya -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dhārayet -
  • dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 25.169

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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