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.

चित्रोऽथ वापि धूम्रो रविरश्मिर्व्याकुलां करोत्यूर्धम् ।
तस्करशस्त्रनिपातैर्यदि सलिलं नाशु पातयति ॥ २२ ॥
[व्याकुलां । महीम्]

citro'tha vāpi dhūmro raviraśmirvyākulāṃ karotyūrdham |
taskaraśastranipātairyadi salilaṃ nāśu pātayati || 22 ||
[vyākulāṃ | mahīm]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.22 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 (3.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Citra, Atha, Vapi, Vapin, Dhumra, Ravirashmi, Vyakula, Karoti, Dha, Taskara, Shastranipata, Yadi, Yad, Salila, Nri, Ashu, Patayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.22). 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: “citro'tha vāpi dhūmro raviraśmirvyākulāṃ karotyūrdham
  • citro' -
  • citra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dhūmro* -
  • dhūmra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • raviraśmir -
  • raviraśmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    raviraśmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyākulām -
  • vyākulā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • karotyū -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • ūr -
  • ū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • dham -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “taskaraśastranipātairyadi salilaṃ nāśu pātayati || 22 |
  • taskara -
  • taskara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śastranipātair -
  • śastranipāta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • salilam -
  • salila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    salila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    salilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pātayati -
  • pat -> pātayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pat]
    pat -> pātayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √pat]
    pat (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 22
  • Line 3: “[vyākulāṃ
  • vyākulām -
  • vyākulā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.22

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 3.22 in Kannada sript:
ಚಿತ್ರೋಽಥ ವಾಪಿ ಧೂಮ್ರೋ ರವಿರಶ್ಮಿರ್ವ್ಯಾಕುಲಾಂ ಕರೋತ್ಯೂರ್ಧಮ್ ।
ತಸ್ಕರಶಸ್ತ್ರನಿಪಾತೈರ್ಯದಿ ಸಲಿಲಂ ನಾಶು ಪಾತಯತಿ ॥ ೨೨ ॥
[ವ್ಯಾಕುಲಾಂ । ಮಹೀಮ್]

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 3.22 in Gujarati sript:
ચિત્રોઽથ વાપિ ધૂમ્રો રવિરશ્મિર્વ્યાકુલાં કરોત્યૂર્ધમ્ ।
તસ્કરશસ્ત્રનિપાતૈર્યદિ સલિલં નાશુ પાતયતિ ॥ ૨૨ ॥
[વ્યાકુલાં । મહીમ્]

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 3.22 in Kannada sript:
ಚಿತ್ರೋಽಥ ವಾಪಿ ಧೂಮ್ರೋ ರವಿರಶ್ಮಿರ್ವ್ಯಾಕುಲಾಂ ಕರೋತ್ಯೂರ್ಧಮ್ ।
ತಸ್ಕರಶಸ್ತ್ರನಿಪಾತೈರ್ಯದಿ ಸಲಿಲಂ ನಾಶು ಪಾತಯತಿ ॥ ೨೨ ॥
[ವ್ಯಾಕುಲಾಂ । ಮಹೀಮ್]

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