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.

विष्णुमभ्यर्च्य विधिना कारयित्वाधिवासनम् ।
विष्णुसूक्तं समुच्चार्य वस्त्रेणाच्छादयेद्बुधः ॥ ५१ ॥

viṣṇumabhyarcya vidhinā kārayitvādhivāsanam |
viṣṇusūktaṃ samuccārya vastreṇācchādayedbudhaḥ || 51 ||

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

After worshiping Lord Viṣṇu according to the prescribed rituals, he made him sit down. After chanting the Viṣṇu-sūkta, one should cover the body with a cloth.

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

Vishnu, Abhyarcya, Vidhi, Karayitva, Adhivasana, Vishnusukta, Samucca, Arya, Vastra, Accha, Budha, Budh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 12.51). 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: “viṣṇumabhyarcya vidhinā kārayitvādhivāsanam
  • viṣṇum -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • abhyarcya -
  • abhyarcya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhyarcya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhinā -
  • vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kārayitvā -
  • kṛ -> kārayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kārayitvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhivāsanam -
  • adhivāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhivāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “viṣṇusūktaṃ samuccārya vastreṇācchādayedbudhaḥ
  • viṣṇusūktam -
  • viṣṇusūkta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samuccā -
  • samucca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samucca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samuccā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arya -
  • arya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vastreṇā -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ācchā -
  • āccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ādayed -
  • ad (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • budhaḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    budh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    budh (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 12.51

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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