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.

वास्तुहोमं च हुत्वाथ पर्यग्निकरणं चरेत् ।
पञ्चगव्यैस्समभ्युक्ष्य पुण्याहमपि वाचयेत् ॥ १३ ॥

vāstuhomaṃ ca hutvātha paryagnikaraṇaṃ caret |
pañcagavyaissamabhyukṣya puṇyāhamapi vācayet || 13 ||

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

After offering the Vastu Homa, one should perform the Paryagnikarana. After drying the body with five kinds of cow’s milk one should chant the mantra on the holy day.

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

Vastuhoma, Atha, Paryagnikarana, Punyaha, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 28.13). 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: “vāstuhomaṃ ca hutvātha paryagnikaraṇaṃ caret
  • vāstuhomam -
  • vāstuhoma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hutvā -
  • hu -> hutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hu]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • paryagnikaraṇam -
  • paryagnikaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “pañcagavyaissamabhyukṣya puṇyāhamapi vācayet
  • Cannot analyse pañcagavyaissamabhyukṣya*pu
  • puṇyāham -
  • puṇyāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vācayet -
  • vac (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 28.13

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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