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.

अप्रमाणे शिलायां वा तथा मूर्धेष्टकादिषु ।
जुहुयान्निष्कृतिं विद्वानाद्येष्टकविधानतः ॥ ४० ॥

apramāṇe śilāyāṃ vā tathā mūrdheṣṭakādiṣu |
juhuyānniṣkṛtiṃ vidvānādyeṣṭakavidhānataḥ || 40 ||

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

or on an unmeasured stone, or on a headstone or other object. A learned person should offer oblations for cleansing 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 (26.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apramana, Shila, Tatha, Murdheshtaka, Adi, Adin, Nishkriti, Vidvas, Adya, Ishtaka, Vidhanatah, Vidhanatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 26.40). 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: “apramāṇe śilāyāṃ tathā mūrdheṣṭakādiṣu
  • apramāṇe -
  • apramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śilāyām -
  • śilā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mūrdheṣṭakā -
  • mūrdheṣṭakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādiṣu -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “juhuyānniṣkṛtiṃ vidvānādyeṣṭakavidhānataḥ
  • juhuyān -
  • hu (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • niṣkṛtim -
  • niṣkṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    niṣkṛti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vidvān -
  • vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • ādye -
  • ādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ad]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ādyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ad], [locative single from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ad], [vocative single from √ad], [vocative dual from √ad], [accusative dual from √ad], [locative single from √ad]
    ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ad], [nominative dual from √ad], [vocative single from √ad], [vocative dual from √ad], [accusative dual from √ad]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [imperfect passive first single]
    ad (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
  • iṣṭaka -
  • iṣṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣṭaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhānataḥ -
  • vidhānataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vidhānatas (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 26.40

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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