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.

पिता हरिस्तु भगवानर्चकः पुत्र उच्यते ।
पुत्रस्यन लिखेन्नाम सन्निधाने पितुःक्रमात् ॥ ११५ ॥

pitā haristu bhagavānarcakaḥ putra ucyate |
putrasyana likhennāma sannidhāne pituḥkramāt || 115 ||

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

The father, Hari, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the son is the worshipper. One should write down the names of one’s son in the presence of one’s father in order.

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

Pitri, Hari, Bhagavat, Arcaka, Putra, Ucyat, Naman, Sannidhana, Pitu, Kramat, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 12.115). 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: “pitā haristu bhagavānarcakaḥ putra ucyate
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • haris -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arcakaḥ -
  • arcaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • putra* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “putrasyana likhennāma sannidhāne pituḥkramāt
  • putrasya -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • likhen -
  • likh (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sannidhāne -
  • sannidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pituḥ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 12.115

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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