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.

वैष्णवं विष्णुसूक्तं च सूक्तं पौरुषमेव च ।
ब्राह्मं सारस्वतं हुत्वा ताननुज्ञाप्य चाचरेत् ॥ ७७ ॥

vaiṣṇavaṃ viṣṇusūktaṃ ca sūktaṃ pauruṣameva ca |
brāhmaṃ sārasvataṃ hutvā tānanujñāpya cācaret || 77 ||

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

The Vaiṣṇavas, the Viṣṇu-sūktas and the Pauruṣa-sūktas are also mentioned. After offering oblations to the brāhmaṇas and the Sarasvatīs, one should perform the ritualistic ceremonies with their permission.

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

Vaishnava, Vishnusukta, Sukta, Paurusha, Eva, Brahma, Sarasvata, Tana, Jnapya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 27.77). 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: “vaiṣṇavaṃ viṣṇusūktaṃ ca sūktaṃ pauruṣameva ca
  • vaiṣṇavam -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viṣṇusūktam -
  • viṣṇusūkta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūktam -
  • sūkta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūkta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pauruṣam -
  • pauruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pauruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “brāhmaṃ sārasvataṃ hutvā tānanujñāpya cācaret
  • brāhmam -
  • brāhma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brāhma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sārasvatam -
  • sārasvata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārasvata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hutvā -
  • hu -> hutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hu]
  • tāna -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jñāpya -
  • jñāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jñāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jñā -> jñāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jñā]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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 27.77

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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