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.

आग्नेयं वैष्णवं ब्राह्मं हुत्वाकार्यं समाचरेत् ।
दर्भान् कुशान्वा समिधो मासातीतान्प्रगृह्य च ॥ ५८ ॥

āgneyaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ brāhmaṃ hutvākāryaṃ samācaret |
darbhān kuśānvā samidho māsātītānpragṛhya ca || 58 ||

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

After offering oblations to the Vaiṣṇava brāhmaṇas in the fire, one should perform the ritualistic ceremonies. Then he took the darbha grass or kuśa grass for the sacrificial fire that had passed for a month.

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

Agneya, Vaishnava, Brahma, Akarya, Sama, Darbha, Kusha, Samidh, Samidha, Masa, Pragrihya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 27.58). 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: “āgneyaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ brāhmaṃ hutvākāryaṃ samācaret
  • āgneyam -
  • āgneya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āgneya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āgneyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaiṣṇavam -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brāhmam -
  • brāhma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brāhma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hutvā -
  • hu -> hutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hu]
  • akāryam -
  • akārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “darbhān kuśānvā samidho māsātītānpragṛhya ca
  • darbhān -
  • darbha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kuśān -
  • kuśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samidho* -
  • samidh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    samidh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    samidh (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    samidha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • māsāt -
  • māsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ītā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [optative middle third single]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pragṛhya -
  • pragṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pragṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 27.58

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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