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.

भक्ताश्च बहुधा शास्त्रं प्रशंसन्तीदमेव ही ।
तदुक्तेनैव विधिना कल्पयेदालयादिकम् ॥ ७३ ॥

bhaktāśca bahudhā śāstraṃ praśaṃsantīdameva hī |
taduktenaiva vidhinā kalpayedālayādikam || 73 ||

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

Devotees also praise the scriptures in many ways, and this is the same. One should arrange the temple and other objects according to the prescribed method.

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

Bhakta, Bahudha, Shastra, Prashamsanti, Dama, Iva, Tad, Tat, Ukta, Vidhi, Alaya, Adika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 34.73). 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: “bhaktāśca bahudhā śāstraṃ praśaṃsantīdameva
  • bhaktāś -
  • bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bahudhā -
  • bahudhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śāstram -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • praśaṃsantī -
  • praśaṃsantī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    praśaṃsantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • dame -
  • dama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    dama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    damā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse hī
  • Line 2: “taduktenaiva vidhinā kalpayedālayādikam
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uktenai -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vidhinā -
  • vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kalpayed -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • ālayā -
  • ālaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adikam -
  • adika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 34.73

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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