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.

नवाहं वाथ स्ताहमुत्सवं कारयेद्विधिः ।
दिव्यान्तरिक्षयोः कुंभजलेना प्लावयेन्नृपम् ॥ १६६ ॥

navāhaṃ vātha stāhamutsavaṃ kārayedvidhiḥ |
divyāntarikṣayoḥ kuṃbhajalenā plāvayennṛpam || 166 ||

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

The ritual is to celebrate the new moon or the moon. Then one should flood the king with the water of a pitcher in the heavenly sky.

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

Navaha, Stri, Aha, Asmad, Utsava, Vidhi, Divyantariksha, Kumbhaja, Lena, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 29.166). 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: “navāhaṃ vātha stāhamutsavaṃ kārayedvidhiḥ
  • navāham -
  • navāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vātha -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]
  • stā -
  • stṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • utsavam -
  • utsava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kārayed -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • vidhiḥ -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “divyāntarikṣayoḥ kuṃbhajalenā plāvayennṛpam
  • divyāntarikṣayoḥ -
  • divyāntarikṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    divyāntarikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • kumbhaja -
  • kumbhaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumbhaja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lenā -
  • lenā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • plāvayen -
  • plu (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • nṛpam -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 29.166

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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