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.

युगादि व माद्यास्तु पुण्यकालाः प्रकीर्तिताः ।
निषेथः कथितः प्राज्ञैर्हविर्दासवदुत्सवे ॥ ११४ ॥

yugādi va mādyāstu puṇyakālāḥ prakīrtitāḥ |
niṣethaḥ kathitaḥ prājñairhavirdāsavadutsave || 114 ||

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

The pious periods beginning with the Yuga and the others are described. The learned have described Niṣetha as the oblation of a slave in a festival.

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

Madya, Punyakala, Prakirtita, Nisha, Kathita, Prajna, Havirda, Utsava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.114). 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: “yugādi va mādyāstu puṇyakālāḥ prakīrtitāḥ
  • yugādi -
  • yugādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mādyās -
  • mad -> mādya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √mad class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √mad class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √mad], [vocative plural from √mad]
    mad -> mādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √mad class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √mad class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √mad class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √mad], [vocative plural from √mad], [accusative plural from √mad]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • puṇyakālāḥ -
  • puṇyakāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • prakīrtitāḥ -
  • prakīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prakīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “niṣethaḥ kathitaḥ prājñairhavirdāsavadutsave
  • niṣe -
  • niṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    niṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ithaḥ -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [present active second dual]
  • kathitaḥ -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • prājñair -
  • prājña (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    prājña (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • havirdā -
  • havirdā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    havirdā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asavad -
  • su (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • utsave -
  • utsava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.114

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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