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.

काश्यपो विष्ण्वधिष्ठाने शुभक्षेत्रेऽप्यहं भृगुः ।
यादृशीवर्तते पूजा या बिंबानां च संस्थितिः ॥ १० ॥

kāśyapo viṣṇvadhiṣṭhāne śubhakṣetre'pyahaṃ bhṛguḥ |
yādṛśīvartate pūjā yā biṃbānāṃ ca saṃsthitiḥ || 10 ||

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

Kaśyapa, the abode of Lord Viṣṇu, and I, Bhṛgu, in the auspicious field. What is the nature of worship and the position of the images?

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

Kashyapa, Vishnu, Adhishthana, Shubhakshetra, Api, Apya, Aha, Asmad, Bhrigu, Yadrish, Yadrishi, Vartat, Puja, Bimba, Samsthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 34.10). 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: “kāśyapo viṣṇvadhiṣṭhāne śubhakṣetre'pyahaṃ bhṛguḥ
  • kāśyapo* -
  • kāśyapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣṇva -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • adhiṣṭhāne -
  • adhiṣṭhāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śubhakṣetre' -
  • śubhakṣetra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śubhakṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • bhṛguḥ -
  • bhṛgu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yādṛśīvartate pūjā biṃbānāṃ ca saṃsthitiḥ
  • yādṛśī -
  • yādṛśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    yādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vartate -
  • vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • pūjā* -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pūja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bimbānām -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bimbā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsthitiḥ -
  • saṃsthiti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 34.10

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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