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.

स हि कार्यस्य निर्णेता गोप्ताधर्मस्यदेशिकः ।
अर्चको देवदेवस्य कुर्यान्मन्त्रासनादिषु ॥ १६ ॥

sa hi kāryasya nirṇetā goptādharmasyadeśikaḥ |
arcako devadevasya kuryānmantrāsanādiṣu || 16 ||

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

He is the decider of the task and the countryman of the guardianship One who worships the demigods should chant mantras, sit down and so on.

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

Karya, Nirnetri, Goptri, Gopta, Adharma, Deshika, Arcaka, Devadeva, Mantrasana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.16). 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: “sa hi kāryasya nirṇetā goptādharmasyadeśikaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kāryasya -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • nirṇetā -
  • nirṇetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • goptā -
  • goptṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    goptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gup (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • adharmasya -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • deśikaḥ -
  • deśika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “arcako devadevasya kuryānmantrāsanādiṣu
  • arcako* -
  • arcaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • devadevasya -
  • devadeva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • kuryān -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • mantrāsanād -
  • mantrāsana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mantrāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.16

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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