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.

घृताढकेन गोविन्द प्रतिमास्नापनात्किल ।
प्रतिमासं सिताष्टम्यां घृतेन जगतः पतिम् ॥ ६८ ॥

ghṛtāḍhakena govinda pratimāsnāpanātkila |
pratimāsaṃ sitāṣṭamyāṃ ghṛtena jagataḥ patim || 68 ||

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

O Govinda, one should bathe the idol with ghee. Every month on the eighth day of the month of Sitā, one should offer oblations of ghee to the Lord of the universe.

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

Ghrita, Adhaka, Govinda, Pratima, Snapana, Kila, Asa, Sita, Jagat, Pati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.68). 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: “ghṛtāḍhakena govinda pratimāsnāpanātkila
  • ghṛtā -
  • ghṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
  • āḍhakena -
  • āḍhaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    āḍhaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • govinda -
  • govinda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratimā -
  • pratimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pratimā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • snāpanāt -
  • snāpana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “pratimāsaṃ sitāṣṭamyāṃ ghṛtena jagataḥ patim
  • pratimā -
  • pratima (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratima (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pratimā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • āsam -
  • āsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    as -> āsam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • sitāṣ -
  • sita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 4 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √si class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √si class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √si class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √si class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √si class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √si class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √si class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √si class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √si class 9 verb]
  • ṭam -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ghṛtena -
  • ghṛta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ghṛta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
  • jagataḥ -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • patim -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 35.68

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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