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.

अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि ध्वजदण्डे तु निष्कृतिम् ।
प्रमादात्पतिते भूम्यां ध्वजे वातादिना दृढे ॥ २८९ ॥

ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi dhvajadaṇḍe tu niṣkṛtim |
pramādātpatite bhūmyāṃ dhvaje vātādinā dṛḍhe || 289 ||

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

I shall now describe the expiation of the flagpole. When a flag falls to the ground out of negligence, it is firmly fixed by the wind and other forces.

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

Atah, Param, Para, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Dhvajadanda, Nishkriti, Pramada, Patita, Bhumi, Bhumya, Dhvaja, Vata, Ina, Dridha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 27.289). 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: “ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi dhvajadaṇḍe tu niṣkṛtim
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • dhvajadaṇḍe -
  • dhvajadaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhvajadaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • niṣkṛtim -
  • niṣkṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    niṣkṛti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “pramādātpatite bhūmyāṃ dhvaje vātādinā dṛḍhe
  • pramādāt -
  • pramāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • patite -
  • patita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    patita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    patitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pat -> patita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb]
  • bhūmyām -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhūmī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • dhvaje -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhvajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhvaj (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vātād -
  • vāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    -> vāta (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāta (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • inā* -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    inā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dṛḍhe -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 27.289

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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