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.

बालालये प्रतिष्ठाप्य ध्रुवबेरं समाचरेत् ।
ध्रुवार्चाबेरमथ वा कृत्वा स्थापनमाचरेत् ॥ ५९ ॥

bālālaye pratiṣṭhāpya dhruvaberaṃ samācaret |
dhruvārcāberamatha vā kṛtvā sthāpanamācaret || 59 ||

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

After installing the Dhruvabera in the child’s playground, one should perform the ritual. After making a pole or an archabera, one should perform the installation.

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

Bala, Alaya, Ali, Pratishthapya, Dhruvabera, Sama, Dhruvarca, Bera, Atha, Kritva, Kritvan, Sthapana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 26.59). 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: “bālālaye pratiṣṭhāpya dhruvaberaṃ samācaret
  • bālā -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alaye -
  • alaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    alaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    alayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ali (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    lay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • pratiṣṭhāpya -
  • pratiṣṭhāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratiṣṭhāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhruvaberam -
  • dhruvabera (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruvabera (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “dhruvārcāberamatha kṛtvā sthāpanamācaret
  • dhruvārcā -
  • dhruvārcā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • beram -
  • bera (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bera (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • 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]
  • sthāpanam -
  • sthāpana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthāpana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthāpanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (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 26.59

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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