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.

अष्टनिष्क प्रमाणेव यज्ञसूत्रं च कारयेत् ।
अनेन विधिना कुर्याद्गुरोरर्धार्धमृत्विजाम् ॥ १४ ॥

aṣṭaniṣka pramāṇeva yajñasūtraṃ ca kārayet |
anena vidhinā kuryādgurorardhārdhamṛtvijām || 14 ||

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

The sacrificial thread should be made according to the measure of eight coins. By this method one should offer half of the spiritual master and half of the priests.

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

Ashta, Ashtan, Nishka, Pramana, Iva, Yajnasutra, Ana, Anena, Idam, Vidhi, Guru, Ardhardha, Ritvij, Ritvija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 25.14). 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: “aṣṭaniṣka pramāṇeva yajñasūtraṃ ca kārayet
  • aṣṭa -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
  • niṣka -
  • niṣka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramāṇe -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yajñasūtram -
  • yajñasūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “anena vidhinā kuryādgurorardhārdhamṛtvijām
  • anena -
  • anena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vidhinā -
  • vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • guror -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ardhārdham -
  • ardhārdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardhārdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhārdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛtvijām -
  • ṛtvij (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ṛtvij (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ṛtvijā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 25.14

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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