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.

मन्दवारेशुभौप्रोक्ता ब्राह्मस्वात्यौचतत्तथा ।
वर्जयेद्बुधवारेण हस्तमाश्वयुजन्तथा ॥ १७ ॥

mandavāreśubhauproktā brāhmasvātyaucatattathā |
varjayedbudhavāreṇa hastamāśvayujantathā || 17 ||

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

The slow-moving auspicious signs of the Brahmāsvāti were also mentioned. On Wednesday one should avoid the use of hands and horses.

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

Mandu, Are, Ara, Shubha, Shubh, Prokta, Brahma, Svati, Catat, Tatha, Budhavara, Hasta, Ashu, Ashva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 1.17). 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: “mandavāreśubhauproktā brāhmasvātyaucatattathā
  • mandavā -
  • mandu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mandu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • āre -
  • āre (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • śubhau -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • proktā* -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brāhma -
  • brāhma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brāhma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svātyau -
  • svātī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • catat -
  • catat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    catat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “varjayedbudhavāreṇa hastamāśvayujantathā
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arjayed -
  • ṛj (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • budhavāreṇa -
  • budhavāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • hastam -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āśva -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ayujan -
  • yuj (verb class 7)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 1.17

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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