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.

पूतस्तस्यऽसमुच्चार्य वेदिमद्भिस्सुशोधयेत् ।
ध्रुवस्य पादपुष्पस्तु विष्णुगायत्रिया तथा ॥ ६६ ॥

pūtastasya'samuccārya vedimadbhissuśodhayet |
dhruvasya pādapuṣpastu viṣṇugāyatriyā tathā || 66 ||

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

After chanting the mantra purified, one should purify the altar with water. The flower at the feet of Dhruva Mahārāja is the Gāyatrī mantra of Lord Viṣṇu.

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

Vedi, Dhruva, Pada, Pushpa, Vishnugayatri, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.66). 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: “pūtastasya'samuccārya vedimadbhissuśodhayet
  • Cannot analyse pūtastasya'samuccārya*ve
  • vedim -
  • vedi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vedi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • adbhis -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śodhayet -
  • śudh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “dhruvasya pādapuṣpastu viṣṇugāyatriyā tathā
  • dhruvasya -
  • dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • pāda -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṣpas -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • viṣṇugāyatri -
  • viṣṇugāyatrī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.66

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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