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.

ध्वाजं च वारुणं चैव वायव्यं च हुनेद्विधिः ।
वर्षधारासु वात्यायां विद्युद्व्रजसमाहतौ ॥ ४१४ ॥

dhvājaṃ ca vāruṇaṃ caiva vāyavyaṃ ca hunedvidhiḥ |
varṣadhārāsu vātyāyāṃ vidyudvrajasamāhatau || 414 ||

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

The ritual should be performed to kill the flag, Varuna and Vayavya. When the wind blew in the streams of rain, the two Lords were struck by lightning.

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

Dhu, Aja, Varuna, Vayavya, Varshadhara, Asu, Vatya, Vidyut, Vraja, Samahata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 27.414). 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: “dhvājaṃ ca vāruṇaṃ caiva vāyavyaṃ ca hunedvidhiḥ
  • dhvā -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    dhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ājam -
  • āja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ājā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    aj (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāruṇam -
  • vāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vāyavyam -
  • vāyavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāyavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāyavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse hunedvidhiḥ
  • Line 2: “varṣadhārāsu vātyāyāṃ vidyudvrajasamāhatau
  • varṣadhārā -
  • varṣadhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asu -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vātyāyām -
  • vātyā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    vāt -> vātyā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √vāt class 10 verb]
  • vidyud -
  • vidyut (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidyut (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vraja -
  • vraja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vraja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samāhatau -
  • samāhata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 27.414

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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