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.

घृताप्लुतैर्बिल्वदलैरष्टोत्तर सहस्रकम् ।
हुनेदष्टाक्षरं नित्यं तथा बिल्वसमिद्घेतैः ॥ १५९ ॥

ghṛtāplutairbilvadalairaṣṭottara sahasrakam |
hunedaṣṭākṣaraṃ nityaṃ tathā bilvasamidghetaiḥ || 159 ||

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

There were 18,000 bilberry leaves soaked in ghee. One should chant the eight syllables daily and also with bilva and sacrificial fire.

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

Ghrita, Apluta, Bilva, Dala, Ashtottara, Sahasraka, Dashta, Akshara, Nityam, Nitya, Tatha, Samit, Samidh, Gha, Ita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 29.159). 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: “ghṛtāplutairbilvadalairaṣṭottara sahasrakam
  • ghṛtā -
  • ghṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
  • āplutair -
  • āpluta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    āpluta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bilva -
  • bilva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bilva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dalair -
  • dala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • aṣṭottara -
  • aṣṭottara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭottara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasrakam -
  • sahasraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahasraka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sahasrakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “hunedaṣṭākṣaraṃ nityaṃ tathā bilvasamidghetaiḥ
  • hune -
  • (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • daṣṭā -
  • daṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣaram -
  • akṣara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣar (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    kṣar (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bilva -
  • bilva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bilva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samid -
  • samit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samidh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samidh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samidh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ghe -
  • gha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    gha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • itaiḥ -
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 29.159

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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