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.

प्रतिष्ठोक्तक्रमेणैव प्रतिष्ठां पुनराचरेत् ।
पतिते चैव पाषण्डे चान्यतन्त्रेण दीक्षिते ॥ २३ ॥

pratiṣṭhoktakrameṇaiva pratiṣṭhāṃ punarācaret |
patite caiva pāṣaṇḍe cānyatantreṇa dīkṣite || 23 ||

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

The establishment should be repeated in the same order as described above. When he fell down and became an atheist he was initiated into another system.

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

Pratishtha, Ukta, Kramena, Krama, Punar, Patita, Pashanda, Atantra, Dikshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 28.23). 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: “pratiṣṭhoktakrameṇaiva pratiṣṭhāṃ punarācaret
  • pratiṣṭho -
  • pratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ukta -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • krameṇai -
  • krameṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pratiṣṭhām -
  • pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “patite caiva pāṣaṇḍe cānyatantreṇa dīkṣite
  • patite -
  • patita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    patita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    patitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pat -> patita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pāṣaṇḍe -
  • pāṣaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pāṣaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • cānya -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • atantreṇa -
  • atantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    atantra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dīkṣite -
  • dīkṣita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √dīkṣ]
    dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √dīkṣ], [vocative dual from √dīkṣ], [accusative dual from √dīkṣ], [locative single from √dīkṣ]
    dīkṣ -> dīkṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √dīkṣ], [vocative single from √dīkṣ], [vocative dual from √dīkṣ], [accusative dual from √dīkṣ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 28.23

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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