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.

पञ्चमूर्तिभिरावाह्य समभ्यर्च्याष्टविग्रहैः ।
पश्चादग्निं परिस्तीर्य पञ्चसूक्तं हुनेत्सुधीः र् ॥ ४८ ॥

pañcamūrtibhirāvāhya samabhyarcyāṣṭavigrahaiḥ |
paścādagniṃ paristīrya pañcasūktaṃ hunetsudhīḥ r || 48 ||

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

After invoking the five idols, one should worship them equally with eight forms. Afterwards, a prudent person should spread the fire and chant the five Suktas.

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

Pancamurti, Avahya, Abhyarcya, Vigraha, Pashcat, Pashca, Agni, Pari, Pancasukta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 31.48). 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: “pañcamūrtibhirāvāhya samabhyarcyāṣṭavigrahaiḥ
  • pañcamūrtibhir -
  • pañcamūrti (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pañcamūrti (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    pañcamūrti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • āvāhya -
  • āvāhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āvāhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abhyarcyāṣ -
  • abhyarcya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    abhyarcyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vigrahaiḥ -
  • vigraha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vigraha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “paścādagniṃ paristīrya pañcasūktaṃ hunetsudhīḥ r
  • paścād -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • agnim -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • paris -
  • pari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tīrya -
  • tṝ -> tīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tṝ]
    tṝ -> tīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tṝ]
    tṝ -> tīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tṝ]
    tṝ -> tīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tṝ]
  • pañcasūktam -
  • pañcasūkta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse hunetsudhīḥ*r*
  • Cannot analyse r

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 31.48

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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