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.

पाद्याद्यैर्देवमभ्यर्च्य मुखवासान्तमादरात् ।
कुंभांस्तु सप्तदश च अलङ्कृत्य यथाविधि ॥ ८० ॥

pādyādyairdevamabhyarcya mukhavāsāntamādarāt |
kuṃbhāṃstu saptadaśa ca alaṅkṛtya yathāvidhi || 80 ||

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

After worshiping the Lord with water for washing feet and other offerings, one should respectfully smell the fragrance on His face. He decorated seventeen pots in accordance with the prescribed rituals.

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

Padya, Yah, Yat, Deva, Abhyarcya, Mukhavasa, Tama, Ara, Kumbha, Saptadasha, Saptadashan, Yathavidhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 32.80). 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: “pādyādyairdevamabhyarcya mukhavāsāntamādarāt
  • pādyād -
  • pādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √pad class 4 verb], [ablative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pad class 4 verb], [ablative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √pad class 1 verb], [ablative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pad class 1 verb], [ablative single from √pad]
  • yair -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • abhyarcya -
  • abhyarcya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhyarcya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mukhavāsān -
  • mukhavāsa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tamād -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • arāt -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
    rās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “kuṃbhāṃstu saptadaśa ca alaṅkṛtya yathāvidhi
  • kumbhāṃs -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saptadaśa -
  • saptadaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptadaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptadaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saptadaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alaṅkṛtya -
  • yathāvidhi -
  • yathāvidhi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 32.80

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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