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.

अंबरे सूर्यमावाह्य चोत्तरीये निशाकरम् ।
भूषणे षण्मुखं चैव यज्ञसूत्रे निशाकरम् ॥ ८८ ॥

aṃbare sūryamāvāhya cottarīye niśākaram |
bhūṣaṇe ṣaṇmukhaṃ caiva yajñasūtre niśākaram || 88 ||

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

Invoke the sun in the sky and the night moon in the north. The six-faced Lord is placed on the ornament and the night-god is placed on the sacrificial thread.

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

Ambara, Surya, Avahya, Uttariya, Nishakara, Bhushana, Shanmukha, Yajnasutra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.88). 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: “aṃbare sūryamāvāhya cottarīye niśākaram
  • ambare -
  • ambara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ambara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ambarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sūryam -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • āvāhya -
  • āvāhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āvāhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttarīye -
  • uttarīya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • niśākaram -
  • niśākara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bhūṣaṇe ṣaṇmukhaṃ caiva yajñasūtre niśākaram
  • bhūṣaṇe -
  • bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṣaṇmukham -
  • ṣaṇmukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣaṇmukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṣaṇmukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • yajñasūtre -
  • yajñasūtra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • niśākaram -
  • niśākara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.88

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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