Brihat-samhita [sanskrit]

26,560 words

The Sanskrit text of the Brihat-samhita from the 6th-century authored by Varaha Mihira in present-day Ujjain, India. It primarily deals with astrology and astronomy but is presented as an encyclopedia of knowledge.

न तथेच्छति भूपतेः पिता जननी वा स्वजनोऽथ वा सुहृत् ।
स्वयशोऽभिविवृद्धये यथा हितमाप्तः सबलस्य दैववित् ॥ २२ ॥

na tathecchati bhūpateḥ pitā jananī vā svajano'tha vā suhṛt |
svayaśo'bhivivṛddhaye yathā hitamāptaḥ sabalasya daivavit || 22 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.22 is contained in the book Brihata Samhita (Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation) by Pandit Achyutananda Jha. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Icchat, Bhupati, Pitri, Janani, Svajana, Atha, Suhrid, Svayashas, Abhivivriddhi, Yatha, Hita, Apta, Sabala, Daivavid,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.22). 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: “na tathecchati bhūpateḥ pitā jananī svajano'tha suhṛt
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathe -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • icchati -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • bhūpateḥ -
  • bhūpati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • jananī -
  • jananī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    janani (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • svajano' -
  • svajana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • suhṛt -
  • suhṛd (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    suhṛd (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “svayaśo'bhivivṛddhaye yathā hitamāptaḥ sabalasya daivavit
  • svayaśo' -
  • svayaśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svayaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • abhivivṛddhaye -
  • abhivivṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hitam -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • āptaḥ -
  • āpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sabalasya -
  • sabala (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sabala (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • daivavit -
  • daivavid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    daivavid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.22

Cover of edition (2016)

Brhatsamhita with the Commentary of Bhattotpala
by Krishna Chandra Dwivedi (2016)

Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 1229 pages;

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Cover of edition (2012)

Brihat Samhita with the Commentary of Utpalapatimala of Yogisvara
by K. V. Sharma (2012)

Publisher: Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Janakpuri; 754 pages; ISBN-10; 8186111360; ISBN-13: 9788186111369

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Cover of edition (2002)

Brihat Samhita (Hindi Translation)
by K. V. Sharma (2002)

Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 2359 pages; ISBN-13: 9789387890008.

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Cover of edition (2022)

Brhat Samhita (English translation)
by N. Chidambaram Iyer (2022)

Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.; 801 pages; Edited by Dr. Shrikrishna Jugnu; ISBN-10: 8171104215; ISBN-13: 9788171104215.

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Cover of edition (2010)

Brhat Samhita (English with notes)
by M. Ramakrishna Bhat (2010)

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidas Publishers Pvt. Ltd.; 1155 pages; ISBN-10: 8120810600; ISBN-13: 9788120810600.

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Cover of edition (2020)

Brhat Samhita (Telugu translation)
by Sishtla Umamaheswara Sharma (2020)

Publisher: Mohan Publications, Andhra Pradesh; 846 pages.

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Preview of verse 2.22 in Kannada sript:
ನ ತಥೇಚ್ಛತಿ ಭೂಪತೇಃ ಪಿತಾ ಜನನೀ ವಾ ಸ್ವಜನೋಽಥ ವಾ ಸುಹೃತ್ ।
ಸ್ವಯಶೋಽಭಿವಿವೃದ್ಧಯೇ ಯಥಾ ಹಿತಮಾಪ್ತಃ ಸಬಲಸ್ಯ ದೈವವಿತ್ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Brhat Samhita (Gujarati translation)
by - (2000)

Publisher: Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat; Author: Shri Varahamihira Acharya (શ્રી વરાહમિહીરાચાર્ય); 432 pages.

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Preview of verse 2.22 in Gujarati sript:
ન તથેચ્છતિ ભૂપતેઃ પિતા જનની વા સ્વજનોઽથ વા સુહૃત્ ।
સ્વયશોઽભિવિવૃદ્ધયે યથા હિતમાપ્તઃ સબલસ્ય દૈવવિત્ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

Brhat Samhita (Kannada translation)
by Sripada Raghunatha Kulkarni (2021)

Publisher: Srinidhi Publications, Bangalore; 668 pages with illustrations.

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Preview of verse 2.22 in Kannada sript:
ನ ತಥೇಚ್ಛತಿ ಭೂಪತೇಃ ಪಿತಾ ಜನನೀ ವಾ ಸ್ವಜನೋಽಥ ವಾ ಸುಹೃತ್ ।
ಸ್ವಯಶೋಽಭಿವಿವೃದ್ಧಯೇ ಯಥಾ ಹಿತಮಾಪ್ತಃ ಸಬಲಸ್ಯ ದೈವವಿತ್ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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