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.

वास्तुशुद्धिं सदा कुर्याद्ग्रहणे चन्द्रसूर्ययोः ।
पुराणानि च भाण्डानि त्यक्त्वान्यानि समाहरेत् ॥ ११६ ॥

vāstuśuddhiṃ sadā kuryādgrahaṇe candrasūryayoḥ |
purāṇāni ca bhāṇḍāni tyaktvānyāni samāharet || 116 ||

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

When the moon and the sun are eclipsed, one should always clean the house. One should also leave behind old vessels and collect other ones.

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

Vastu, Shuddhi, Sada, Sad, Grahana, Grahani, Candrasurya, Purana, Bhanda, Anya, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.116). 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: “vāstuśuddhiṃ sadā kuryādgrahaṇe candrasūryayoḥ
  • vāstu -
  • vāstu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāstu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śuddhim -
  • śuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • grahaṇe -
  • grahaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    grahaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    grahaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    grahaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • candrasūryayoḥ -
  • candrasūrya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • Line 2: “purāṇāni ca bhāṇḍāni tyaktvānyāni samāharet
  • purāṇāni -
  • purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāṇḍāni -
  • bhāṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • anyāni -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • haret -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 21.116

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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