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.

संस्रोक्ष्य चार्चयेद्देवमन्यता विपरीतकृत् ।
स्पर्शेतैरेव बिंबानां शुद्धोदैस्स्नापयेद्विधिः ॥ ५ ॥

saṃsrokṣya cārcayeddevamanyatā viparītakṛt |
sparśetaireva biṃbānāṃ śuddhodaissnāpayedvidhiḥ || 5 ||

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

If one thinks that he is doing the opposite, he should worship the deity. The method of bathing the images with pure water is to touch 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 (28.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deva, Anyata, Viparita, Krit, Sparsha, Sparshi, Ita, Eva, Bimba, Shuddhoda, Sna, Vidhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 28.5). 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: “saṃsrokṣya cārcayeddevamanyatā viparītakṛt
  • Cannot analyse saṃsrokṣya*cā
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arcayed -
  • ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • anyatā* -
  • anyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viparīta -
  • viparīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viparīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛt -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sparśetaireva biṃbānāṃ śuddhodaissnāpayedvidhiḥ
  • sparśe -
  • sparśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sparśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sparśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sparśi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sparśi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • itair -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √i class 2 verb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bimbānām -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bimbā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śuddhodais -
  • śuddhoda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śuddhoda (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • snā -
  • snā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āpayed -
  • āp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    i (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • vidhiḥ -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 28.5

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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