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.

तीर्थस्नाने तु कालस्यातीते हीने च वैष्मवम् ।
वारुणं स्कन्ददैवत्यं हुत्वा चौक्तं समाचरेत् ॥ ४३० ॥

tīrthasnāne tu kālasyātīte hīne ca vaiṣmavam |
vāruṇaṃ skandadaivatyaṃ hutvā cauktaṃ samācaret || 430 ||

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

If one takes a bath in a holy place and is deficient in time, one becomes Vaiṣṇava. After offering oblations to Varuṇa, the deity of Lord Skanda, one should perform the four rituals mentioned above.

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

Tirthasnana, Kalasya, Iti, Hina, Ishma, Varuna, Skandat, Sya, Okta, 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 27.430). 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: “tīrthasnāne tu kālasyātīte hīne ca vaiṣmavam
  • tīrthasnāne -
  • tīrthasnāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tīrthasnāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kālasyāt -
  • kālasya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kālasya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īte -
  • īti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • hīne -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb], [locative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 1 verb], [locative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 3 verb], [locative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 3 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • iṣma -
  • iṣma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vam -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vāruṇaṃ skandadaivatyaṃ hutvā cauktaṃ samācaret
  • vāruṇam -
  • vāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • skandad -
  • skand -> skandat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √skand class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skand class 1 verb], [accusative single from √skand class 1 verb]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tyam -
  • sya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • hutvā -
  • hu -> hutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hu]
  • cau -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • oktam -
  • okta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    okta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    oktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    oj -> okta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √oj class 1 verb]
    oj -> okta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √oj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √oj class 1 verb]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (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 27.430

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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