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.

सायाह्ने चोत्सवं कुर्यात्कालातीतेऽप्ययं विधिः ।
दिग्देवतास्समावाह्य प्रथमेऽहनि पूजयेत् ॥ ३४९ ॥

sāyāhne cotsavaṃ kuryātkālātīte'pyayaṃ vidhiḥ |
digdevatāssamāvāhya prathame'hani pūjayet || 349 ||

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

This ritual should be performed in the evening and even after the time has passed. On the first day one should invoke the demigods of the directions and worship them.

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

Sayahan, Sayahna, Utsava, Kalatita, Apyaya, Vidhi, Digdevata, Prathama, Ahan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 27.349). 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: “sāyāhne cotsavaṃ kuryātkālātīte'pyayaṃ vidhiḥ
  • sāyāhne -
  • sāyāhan (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sāyāhna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utsavam -
  • utsava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • kālātīte' -
  • kālātīta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kālātīta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālātītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • apyayam -
  • apyaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vidhiḥ -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “digdevatāssamāvāhya prathame'hani pūjayet
  • digdevatās -
  • digdevatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • samāvā -
  • sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • ahya -
  • ah -> ahya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ah]
  • prathame' -
  • prathama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ahani -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pūjayet -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 27.349

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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