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.

वैखानसं वैदिकं स्याद्वैदिकैरर्चितं द्विजैः ।
ऐहिकामुष्मिकफलप्रदं सौम्यं प्रकीर्तितम् ॥ ६ ॥

vaikhānasaṃ vaidikaṃ syādvaidikairarcitaṃ dvijaiḥ |
aihikāmuṣmikaphalapradaṃ saumyaṃ prakīrtitam || 6 ||

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

Vaikhanasa is a Vedic ritual worshiped by the Vedic brāhmaṇas. It is described as auspicious and bestows the fruits of this world and the next.

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

Vaikhanasa, Vaidika, Syat, Sya, Arcita, Dvija, Aihika, Amushmika, Phalaprada, Saumya, Prakirtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 30.6). 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: “vaikhānasaṃ vaidikaṃ syādvaidikairarcitaṃ dvijaiḥ
  • vaikhānasam -
  • vaikhānasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaikhānasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vaidikam -
  • vaidika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaidika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • vaidikair -
  • vaidika (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vaidika (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • arcitam -
  • arcita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arcita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arcitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ṛc], [accusative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ṛc], [accusative single from √ṛc]
  • dvijaiḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “aihikāmuṣmikaphalapradaṃ saumyaṃ prakīrtitam
  • aihikā -
  • aihika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aihika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aihikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āmuṣmika -
  • āmuṣmika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āmuṣmika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalapradam -
  • phalaprada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phalaprada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalapradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saumyam -
  • saumya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saumya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saumyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prakīrtitam -
  • prakīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prakīrtita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prakīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 30.6

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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