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.

ऋत्विग्भ्यो दक्षिणां दद्यादेवं सप्ताहमाचरेत् ।
यदि देवालये दोषः कुंभपार्श्वेथ स्थण्डिले ॥ १६४ ॥

ṛtvigbhyo dakṣiṇāṃ dadyādevaṃ saptāhamācaret |
yadi devālaye doṣaḥ kuṃbhapārśvetha sthaṇḍile || 164 ||

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

One should give alms to the priests and observe this ritual for a week. If there is a fault in the temple, it should be placed on the side of the pot and on the ground.

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

Ritvij, Dakshina, Evam, Eva, Saptaha, Yadi, Yad, Devalaya, Dosha, Doshas, Dos, Kumbha, Parshva, Parshvi, Sthandila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 29.164). 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: “ṛtvigbhyo dakṣiṇāṃ dadyādevaṃ saptāhamācaret
  • ṛtvigbhyo* -
  • ṛtvij (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    ṛtvij (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • dakṣiṇām -
  • dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dadyād -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saptāham -
  • saptāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saptāhan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “yadi devālaye doṣaḥ kuṃbhapārśvetha sthaṇḍile
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • devālaye -
  • devālaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • doṣaḥ -
  • doṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dos (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kumbha -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pārśve -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pārśvi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • itha -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
  • sthaṇḍile -
  • sthaṇḍila (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sthaṇḍila (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sthaṇḍilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 29.164

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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