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.

विष्णोरेव विशेषस्स्यात्सुगन्धं तैलमाहरेत् ।
तैलक्रमं प्रवक्ष्यामि श्रुणुध्वं मुनिपुङ्गवाः ॥ २ ॥

viṣṇoreva viśeṣassyātsugandhaṃ tailamāharet |
tailakramaṃ pravakṣyāmi śruṇudhvaṃ munipuṅgavāḥ || 2 ||

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

One should obtain fragrant oil that is special to Lord Viṣṇu. O preeminent sages I shall now describe the order of oils Please listen.

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

Vishnu, Reva, Vishesha, Syat, Sya, Sugandha, Taila, Krama, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Munipungava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 32.2). 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: “viṣṇoreva viśeṣassyātsugandhaṃ tailamāharet
  • viṣṇor -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • reva -
  • reva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    reva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśeṣas -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • sugandham -
  • sugandha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sugandha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sugandhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tailam -
  • taila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    taila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • haret -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “tailakramaṃ pravakṣyāmi śruṇudhvaṃ munipuṅgavāḥ
  • taila -
  • taila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kramam -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣyā -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse śruṇudhvam*mu
  • munipuṅgavāḥ -
  • munipuṅgava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 32.2

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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