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.

अग्निहोत्रादिकर्माणि वर्णाश्रमहितानि च ।
स्वाहास्वधावषट्का रास्सर्वेऽस्य हृदये श्रिताः ॥ १७९ ॥

agnihotrādikarmāṇi varṇāśramahitāni ca |
svāhāsvadhāvaṣaṭkā rāssarve'sya hṛdaye śritāḥ || 179 ||

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

Agnihotra and other rituals are also performed for the benefit of the varṇa and āśrama. The six Vedas, Svāhā, Svadhā and Rāsa, are situated in the heart of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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

Agnihotri, Agnihotra, Adikarman, Varnashrama, Hita, Svaha, Shatka, Rai, Sarva, Idam, Hridaya, Shrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.179). 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: “agnihotrādikarmāṇi varṇāśramahitāni ca
  • agnihotrā -
  • agnihotṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    agnihotra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agnihotra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agnihotrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādikarmāṇi -
  • ādikarman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • varṇāśrama -
  • varṇāśrama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hitāni -
  • hita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √hi class 5 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “svāhāsvadhāvaṣaṭkā rāssarve'sya hṛdaye śritāḥ
  • svāhāsva -
  • svāhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • adhāva -
  • dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first dual]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual], [aorist active first dual]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist active first dual]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first dual]
  • ṣaṭkā* -
  • ṣaṭka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ṣaṭkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rās -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarve' -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hṛdaye -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hṛdayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śritāḥ -
  • śrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śri -> śrita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri -> śritā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śri class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 36.179

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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