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.

प्रविष्टे चाथ संस्पृष्टे दार्भेणोद्दीप्य वह्निना ।
हुत्वा च वास्तु यज्ञेव पञ्चगव्यैस्समुक्ष्य च ॥ ७ ॥

praviṣṭe cātha saṃspṛṣṭe dārbheṇoddīpya vahninā |
hutvā ca vāstu yajñeva pañcagavyaissamukṣya ca || 7 ||

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

When he entered the house, he was touched by the wooden pole and set it on fire. After offering oblations to Vastu in the form of a sacrifice he offered five kinds of cow dung.

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

Pravishta, Han, Samsprishta, Darbha, Vahni, Vastu, Yajna, Iva, Pancagavya, Ukshya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 28.7). 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: “praviṣṭe cātha saṃspṛṣṭe dārbheṇoddīpya vahninā
  • praviṣṭe -
  • praviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    praviṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    praviṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃspṛṣṭe -
  • saṃspṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃspṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṃspṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dārbheṇo -
  • dārbha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dārbha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • uddīpya -
  • vahninā -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “hutvā ca vāstu yajñeva pañcagavyaissamukṣya ca
  • hutvā -
  • hu -> hutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hu]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāstu -
  • vāstu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāstu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yajñe -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pañcagavyais -
  • pañcagavya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    pañcagavya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ukṣya -
  • ukṣ -> ukṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ukṣ]
    ukṣ -> ukṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ukṣ class 1 verb]
    ukṣ -> ukṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ukṣ class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 28.7

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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