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.

त्रिषवणस्नाननिरतो हविष्याशी जितेन्द्रियः ।
एवं क्रमेणवै विद्वानृत्विग्भिः सार्थमाचरेत् ॥ १६ ॥

triṣavaṇasnānanirato haviṣyāśī jitendriyaḥ |
evaṃ krameṇavai vidvānṛtvigbhiḥ sārthamācaret || 16 ||

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

He was engaged in bathing three times a day and ate oblations and had conquered his senses. In this way, one should gradually perform the rituals with the help of the priests.

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

Trishavana, Snana, Nirata, Havishyashin, Jitendriya, Evam, Eva, Kramena, Krama, Vidvas, Ritvij, Sartha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 11.16). 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: “triṣavaṇasnānanirato haviṣyāśī jitendriyaḥ
  • triṣavaṇa -
  • triṣavaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    triṣavaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • snāna -
  • snāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirato* -
  • nirata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • haviṣyāśī -
  • haviṣyāśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jitendriyaḥ -
  • jitendriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “evaṃ krameṇavai vidvānṛtvigbhiḥ sārthamācaret
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • krameṇa -
  • krameṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vidvān -
  • vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • ṛtvigbhiḥ -
  • ṛtvij (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ṛtvij (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sārtham -
  • sārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 11.16

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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