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.

महानिमित्ते संप्राप्ते यजमानार्थितो गुरुः ।
प्रतिष्ठोक्तदिने विद्वानृत्विग्भिर्लक्षणान्वितैः ॥ ८१ ॥

mahānimitte saṃprāpte yajamānārthito guruḥ |
pratiṣṭhoktadine vidvānṛtvigbhirlakṣaṇānvitaiḥ || 81 ||

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

When a great occasion arrived the preceptor was requested by the priest On the day specified for the establishment of the sacrifice, learned priests accompanied by the characteristics of the sacrifice.

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

Mahanimitta, Samprapta, Samprapti, Yajamana, Arthita, Guru, Pratishtha, Ukta, Dina, Vidvas, Ritvij, Lakshananvita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 31.81). 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: “mahānimitte saṃprāpte yajamānārthito guruḥ
  • mahānimitte -
  • mahānimitta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • samprāpte -
  • samprāpta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samprāpta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samprāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    samprāpti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    samprāpti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • yajamānā -
  • yajamāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yajamāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yajamānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yaj -> yajamāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> yajamāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> yajamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • arthito* -
  • arthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guruḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pratiṣṭhoktadine vidvānṛtvigbhirlakṣaṇānvitaiḥ
  • pratiṣṭho -
  • pratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ukta -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • dine -
  • dina (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vidvān -
  • vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • ṛtvigbhir -
  • ṛtvij (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ṛtvij (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • lakṣaṇānvitaiḥ -
  • lakṣaṇānvita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    lakṣaṇānvita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 31.81

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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