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.

देवं बालालये स्थाप्य शोधयेन्मृण्मयं पुनः ।
यावच्छूलं पुनश्शैलं शिलान्तं शोधयेत्क्रमात् ॥ ४१ ॥

devaṃ bālālaye sthāpya śodhayenmṛṇmayaṃ punaḥ |
yāvacchūlaṃ punaśśailaṃ śilāntaṃ śodhayetkramāt || 41 ||

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

Placing the deity in the child’s playground, one should purify the clay again. One should gradually cleanse the end of the stone until the spear is removed from the stone.

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

Deva, Bala, Alaya, Ali, Sthapya, Mrinmaya, Puna, Yavat, Shula, Shaila, Shilanta, Kramat, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 29.41). 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: “devaṃ bālālaye sthāpya śodhayenmṛṇmayaṃ punaḥ
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • bālā -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alaye -
  • alaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    alaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    alayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ali (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    lay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • sthāpya -
  • sthāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sthā]
  • śodhayen -
  • śudh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • mṛṇmayam -
  • mṛṇmaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛṇmaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “yāvacchūlaṃ punaśśailaṃ śilāntaṃ śodhayetkramāt
  • yāvacch -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śūlam -
  • śūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • punaś -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śailam -
  • śaila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śailā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śilāntam -
  • śilānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śodhayet -
  • śudh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 29.41

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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