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.

अतःपरं प्रवक्ष्यामि निष्कृतिं स्नपनाश्रिताम् ।
नित्यं नैमित्तिकं काम्यं त्रिविधं स्नपनं भवेत् ॥ १९९ ॥

ataḥparaṃ pravakṣyāmi niṣkṛtiṃ snapanāśritām |
nityaṃ naimittikaṃ kāmyaṃ trividhaṃ snapanaṃ bhavet || 199 ||

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

Next I shall describe the cleansing process based on bathing. There are three kinds of baths: daily, occasional and desirable.

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

Atahparam, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Nishkriti, Snapana, Ashrita, Nityam, Nitya, Naimittika, Kamya, Trividha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 27.199). 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: “ataḥparaṃ pravakṣyāmi niṣkṛtiṃ snapanāśritām
  • ataḥparam -
  • ataḥparam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣyā -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • niṣkṛtim -
  • niṣkṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    niṣkṛti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • snapanā -
  • snapana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snapana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśritām -
  • aśritā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nityaṃ naimittikaṃ kāmyaṃ trividhaṃ snapanaṃ bhavet
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • naimittikam -
  • naimittika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naimittika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kāmyam -
  • kāmya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kam -> kāmya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kam]
    kam -> kāmya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kam]
    kam -> kāmyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kam]
    kam -> kāmya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kam]
    kam -> kāmya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kam], [accusative single from √kam]
  • trividham -
  • trividha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trividha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trividhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • snapanam -
  • snapana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    snapana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (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 27.199

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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