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.

स्नानार्थमग्निकोणे स्यादर्घ्यर्थं नैरृतेऽपि च ।
पाद्यार्थं वायुदेशे स्यादाचमार्थमथेशके ॥ ७० ॥

snānārthamagnikoṇe syādarghyarthaṃ nairṛte'pi ca |
pādyārthaṃ vāyudeśe syādācamārthamatheśake || 70 ||

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

For bathing, the fire is in the corner, and for offering arghya, it is in the north. The water for washing feet should be placed in the air, and the place for washing should be placed in the sky.

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

Snanartha, Agnikona, Nairrita, Nairriti, Api, Padin, Padya, Artha, Vayu, Desha, Syat, Sya, Aca, Atha, Ishake,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.70). 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: “snānārthamagnikoṇe syādarghyarthaṃ nairṛte'pi ca
  • snānārtham -
  • snānārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    snānārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • agnikoṇe -
  • agnikoṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse syādarghyartham*na
  • nairṛte' -
  • nairṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nairṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nairṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “pādyārthaṃ vāyudeśe syādācamārthamatheśake
  • pādyā -
  • pādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    pādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pad]
    pādyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pad class 4 verb], [vocative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pad class 4 verb], [vocative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pad class 4 verb], [nominative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pad]
  • ārtham -
  • ārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • vāyu -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāyu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • deśe -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • ācam -
  • āca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ac (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ārtham -
  • ārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • athe -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • īśake -
  • īśake (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.70

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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