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.

आद्यस्त्वेषोऽपचारस्स्याद्यत्नहार्योभवेत्ततः ।
श्मशानमध्ये गत्वातु यो गच्छेद्देवतागृहम् ॥ २४१ ॥

ādyastveṣo'pacārassyādyatnahāryobhavettataḥ |
śmaśānamadhye gatvātu yo gaccheddevatāgṛham || 241 ||

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

This is the first treatment, and then it becomes a loss of effort. Anyone who goes to the temple should go to the middle of the graveyard.

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

Adya, Tvesha, Tveshas, Apacara, Syat, Sya, Yatna, Hari, Harya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shmashana, Adhi, Yah, Devatagriha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.241). 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: “ādyastveṣo'pacārassyādyatnahāryobhavettataḥ
  • ādyas -
  • ādya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ad]
  • tveṣo' -
  • tveṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tveṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apacāras -
  • apacāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • yatna -
  • yatna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hāryo -
  • hārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hṛ -> hārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hṛ]
    hṛ -> hārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √hṛ class 9 verb]
    hṝ -> hārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √hṝ class 9 verb]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Line 2: “śmaśānamadhye gatvātu yo gaccheddevatāgṛham
  • śmaśānam -
  • śmaśāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adhye -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • ātu -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gacched -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • devatāgṛham -
  • devatāgṛha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.241

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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