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.

यथालाभं च गृह्णीयादलाभे षोडशर्त्विजाम् ।
तन्त्रेण कारयेत्सर्वमेष शास्त्रविधिस्स्मृतः ॥ ७३ ॥

yathālābhaṃ ca gṛhṇīyādalābhe ṣoḍaśartvijām |
tantreṇa kārayetsarvameṣa śāstravidhissmṛtaḥ || 73 ||

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

If he cannot afford it, he should accept sixteen priests. This is the method of the scriptures and one should perform all these rituals according to the tantra.

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

Yatha, Alabha, Shodasha, Shodashan, Ritvij, Ritvija, Tantrena, Tantra, Sarvam, Sarva, Esha, Shastravidhi, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 27.73). 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: “yathālābhaṃ ca gṛhṇīyādalābhe ṣoḍaśartvijām
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • alābham -
  • alābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhṇīyād -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [optative active third single]
  • alābhe -
  • alābha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ṣoḍaśar -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṛtvijām -
  • ṛtvij (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ṛtvij (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ṛtvijā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tantreṇa kārayetsarvameṣa śāstravidhissmṛtaḥ
  • tantreṇa -
  • tantreṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tantra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śāstravidhis -
  • śāstravidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 27.73

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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