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.

तैलस्यालेपनात्पूर्वं ध्रुवादग्निं समाहरेत् ।
स्रग्वस्त्रकुण्डलाद्यैश्च आचार्यं पूजयेत्ततः ॥ २१ ॥

tailasyālepanātpūrvaṃ dhruvādagniṃ samāharet |
sragvastrakuṇḍalādyaiśca ācāryaṃ pūjayettataḥ || 21 ||

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

Before applying the oil, one should collect the fire from the pole. Then one should worship the ācārya with garlands, clothes, earrings and other offerings.

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

Taila, Alepana, Purvam, Purva, Dhruva, Agni, Sama, Sraj, Vastri, Vastra, Akundala, Yah, Yat, Acarya, Tatah, Tad, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 32.21). 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: “tailasyālepanātpūrvaṃ dhruvādagniṃ samāharet
  • tailasyā -
  • taila (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    taila (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ālepanāt -
  • ālepana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhruvād -
  • dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • agnim -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • haret -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “sragvastrakuṇḍalādyaiśca ācāryaṃ pūjayettataḥ
  • srag -
  • sraj (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sraj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vastra -
  • vastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vastṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akuṇḍalād -
  • akuṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    akuṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yaiś -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ācāryam -
  • ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ācāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pūjayet -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 32.21

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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