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.

स्नापनौत्सवयोःकुर्यात्पूर्वोक्तार्चनमुत्तमम् ।
आसनाद्युपचारांश्च कल्पयेत् षोडशाथ वा ॥ २७८ ॥

snāpanautsavayoḥkuryātpūrvoktārcanamuttamam |
āsanādyupacārāṃśca kalpayet ṣoḍaśātha vā || 278 ||

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

One should perform the excellent worship mentioned above during bathing and festivals. One should arrange for sixteen or more seats and other rituals.

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

Snapana, Autsa, Purvokta, Arcana, Uttamam, Uttama, Asana, Upacara, Shodasha, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.278). 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: “snāpanautsavayoḥkuryātpūrvoktārcanamuttamam
  • snāpanau -
  • snāpana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • autsa -
  • autsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    autsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vayoḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • pūrvoktā -
  • pūrvokta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrvokta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrvoktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arcanam -
  • arcana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arcana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arcanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “āsanādyupacārāṃśca kalpayet ṣoḍaśātha
  • āsanād -
  • āsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yu -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • upacārāṃś -
  • upacāra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalpayet -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • ṣoḍaśāt -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 18.278

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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