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.

भूमियज्ञेव सर्वत्र शोधयेच्च यथाविधि ।
देवं देव्यौ समादाय स्नानश्वभ्रे गुरूत्तमः ॥ ४९ ॥

bhūmiyajñeva sarvatra śodhayecca yathāvidhi |
devaṃ devyau samādāya snānaśvabhre gurūttamaḥ || 49 ||

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

Just as in the sacrifice of the earth, one should purify everywhere according to the prescribed rituals. The best of the spiritual masters took the god and goddess and bathed in the horse-drawn carriage.

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

Bhumi, Yajna, Iva, Sarvatra, Yathavidhi, Deva, Devi, Devya, Samadaya, Snanashvabhra, Guru, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 25.49). 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: “bhūmiyajñeva sarvatra śodhayecca yathāvidhi
  • bhūmi -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūmī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūmī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yajñe -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sarvatra -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śodhayec -
  • śudh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathāvidhi -
  • yathāvidhi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “devaṃ devyau samādāya snānaśvabhre gurūttamaḥ
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • devyau -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dīv -> devya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √dīv], [vocative dual from √dīv], [accusative dual from √dīv]
  • samādāya -
  • samādāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • snānaśvabhre -
  • snānaśvabhra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    snānaśvabhra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • gurū -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gurū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uttamaḥ -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 25.49

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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