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.

नित्यार्चनं चोत्सवं च स्नपनात्पूर्वमाचरेत् ।
स्नापयित्वा हृषीकेशं हविर्दानं प्रशस्यते ॥ ११५ ॥

nityārcanaṃ cotsavaṃ ca snapanātpūrvamācaret |
snāpayitvā hṛṣīkeśaṃ havirdānaṃ praśasyate || 115 ||

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

Before taking a bath one should perform daily worship and festivals. After bathing Lord Hṛṣīkeśa, it is advisable to offer oblations of ghee.

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

Nitya, Arcana, Utsava, Snapana, Purvam, Purva, Snapayitva, Hrishikesha, Havirdana, Prashasyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.115). 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: “nityārcanaṃ cotsavaṃ ca snapanātpūrvamācaret
  • nityā -
  • nitya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arcanam -
  • arcana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arcana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arcanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utsavam -
  • utsava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • snapanāt -
  • snapana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    snapana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “snāpayitvā hṛṣīkeśaṃ havirdānaṃ praśasyate
  • snāpayitvā* -
  • snāpayitvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hṛṣīkeśam -
  • hṛṣīkeśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • havirdānam -
  • havirdāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • praśasyate -
  • praśasyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.115

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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