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.

हारिद्रचूर्णैस्संस्नाप्य चक्रादीन् स्नापयेत्ततः ।
तच्छिष्टं धारयन्भक्तस्सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ २३६ ॥

hāridracūrṇaissaṃsnāpya cakrādīn snāpayettataḥ |
tacchiṣṭaṃ dhārayanbhaktassarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 236 ||

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

Then one should bathe the wheels and other objects with powdered green tea. A devotee who holds the remainder of that is freed from all sins.

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

Haridra, Curna, Sna, Apya, Cakra, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tat, Shishta, Dharayat, Bhaktri, Bhakta, Sarvapapa, Pram, Pra, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 25.236). 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: “hāridracūrṇaissaṃsnāpya cakrādīn snāpayettataḥ
  • hāridra -
  • hāridra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hāridra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cūrṇais -
  • cūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    cūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • snā -
  • snā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apya -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakrād -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • snā -
  • snā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āpayet -
  • āp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    i (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Line 2: “tacchiṣṭaṃ dhārayanbhaktassarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śiṣṭam -
  • śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • dhārayan -
  • dhārayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dhṛ], [vocative single from √dhṛ]
  • bhaktas -
  • bhaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvapāpaiḥ -
  • sarvapāpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sarvapāpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pram -
  • pram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 25.236

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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