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.

अन्वाहार्ये प्रधानाग्नौ हौत्रशंसनमाचरेत् ।
रामं ऋषिसुतं विष्णुं परशुपाणिऽमितीरयेत् ॥ ८ ॥

anvāhārye pradhānāgnau hautraśaṃsanamācaret |
rāmaṃ ṛṣisutaṃ viṣṇuṃ paraśupāṇi'mitīrayet || 8 ||

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

In the main fire of the Anvaharya, one should perform the Hautra Shansana. One should chant the name of Lord Rāma, the son of the sage, Lord Viṣṇu, who carries the axe.

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

Anvaharya, Pradhana, Agni, Hautra, Shamsana, Rama, Sut, Suta, Vishnu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 15.8). 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: “anvāhārye pradhānāgnau hautraśaṃsanamācaret
  • anvāhārye -
  • anvāhārya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anvāhārya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pradhānā -
  • pradhāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradhāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradhānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agnau -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • hautra -
  • hautra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hautra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṃsanam -
  • śaṃsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “rāmaṃ ṛṣisutaṃ viṣṇuṃ paraśupāṇi'mitīrayet
  • rāmam -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛṣi -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sutam -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb], [accusative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • viṣṇum -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse paraśupāṇi'mitīrayet

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 15.8

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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