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.

Verse 28.68

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पुण्याहं वाचयित्वैव ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत्ततः ।
सर्पादौ तु मृते तत्र तद्व्यपौह्योपलिप्य च ॥ ६८ ॥

puṇyāhaṃ vācayitvaiva brāhmaṇānbhojayettataḥ |
sarpādau tu mṛte tatra tadvyapauhyopalipya ca || 68 ||

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

After reciting the holy day, one should then feed the brāhmaṇas. When the two snakes died, he covered them with water and smeared them with water.
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 (28.68). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Punyaha, Vacayitva, Brahmana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sarpa, Ada, Mrita, Mriti, Tatra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 28.68). 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: “puṇyāhaṃ vācayitvaiva brāhmaṇānbhojayettataḥ ”
puṇyāham -
puṇyāha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vācayitvai -
√vac -> vācayitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vac]

vācayitvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
brāhmaṇān -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
bhojayet -
√bhuj (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
Line 2: “sarpādau tu mṛte tatra tadvyapauhyopalipya ca ”
sarpā -
sarpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sṛp (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
adau -
ada (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ad (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
mṛte -
mṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mṛta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

mṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Cannot analyse tadvyapauhyopalipya*ca
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 28.68

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!

Last Updated: 23 July, 2023