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.

अष्टोत्तरसहस्रं वा शतमष्टोत्तरं तु वा ।
दोषगौरवमुद्दिश्य हुत्वा पूर्ववदाचरेत् ॥ ४ ॥

aṣṭottarasahasraṃ vā śatamaṣṭottaraṃ tu vā |
doṣagauravamuddiśya hutvā pūrvavadācaret || 4 ||

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

One thousand eighty-eight or one hundred and eighty-eight After offering oblations to the grave of the faults, one should perform the same rituals as before.

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

Ashtottarasahasra, Shata, Ashtottara, Dosha, Gaurava, Uddishya, Purvavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 30.4). 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: “aṣṭottarasahasraṃ śatamaṣṭottaraṃ tu
  • aṣṭottarasahasram -
  • aṣṭottarasahasra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṣṭottarasahasra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṣṭottaram -
  • aṣṭottara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṣṭottara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aṣṭottarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “doṣagauravamuddiśya hutvā pūrvavadācaret
  • doṣa -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    doṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • gauravam -
  • gaurava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gaurava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gauravā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uddiśya -
  • uddiśya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hutvā -
  • hu -> hutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hu]
  • pūrvavad -
  • pūrvavat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pūrvavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pūrvavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 30.4

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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