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.

ग्रीष्मे रक्तो भयकृद्वर्षास्वसितः करोत्यनावृष्टिम् ।
हेमन्ते पीतोऽर्कः करोति न चिरेण रोगभयम् ॥ २६ ॥
[अचिरेण]

grīṣme rakto bhayakṛdvarṣāsvasitaḥ karotyanāvṛṣṭim |
hemante pīto'rkaḥ karoti na cireṇa rogabhayam || 26 ||
[acireṇa]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.26 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 (3.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Grishma, Raktri, Rakta, Bhayakrit, Varsha, Asita, Karoti, Anavrishti, Hemanta, Pita, Pitu, Arka, Cirena, Cira, Rogabhaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.26). 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: “grīṣme rakto bhayakṛdvarṣāsvasitaḥ karotyanāvṛṣṭim
  • grīṣme -
  • grīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    grīṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rakto* -
  • raktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • bhayakṛd -
  • bhayakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhayakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • varṣāsva -
  • varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • asitaḥ -
  • asita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karotya -
  • 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]
  • anāvṛṣṭim -
  • anāvṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “hemante pīto'rkaḥ karoti na cireṇa rogabhayam || 26 |
  • hemante -
  • hemanta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pīto' -
  • pīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pītu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • arkaḥ -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cireṇa -
  • cireṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • rogabhayam -
  • rogabhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 26

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.26

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 3.26 in Kannada sript:
ಗ್ರೀಷ್ಮೇ ರಕ್ತೋ ಭಯಕೃದ್ವರ್ಷಾಸ್ವಸಿತಃ ಕರೋತ್ಯನಾವೃಷ್ಟಿಮ್ ।
ಹೇಮನ್ತೇ ಪೀತೋಽರ್ಕಃ ಕರೋತಿ ನ ಚಿರೇಣ ರೋಗಭಯಮ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥
[ಅಚಿರೇಣ]

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 3.26 in Gujarati sript:
ગ્રીષ્મે રક્તો ભયકૃદ્વર્ષાસ્વસિતઃ કરોત્યનાવૃષ્ટિમ્ ।
હેમન્તે પીતોઽર્કઃ કરોતિ ન ચિરેણ રોગભયમ્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥
[અચિરેણ]

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 3.26 in Kannada sript:
ಗ್ರೀಷ್ಮೇ ರಕ್ತೋ ಭಯಕೃದ್ವರ್ಷಾಸ್ವಸಿತಃ ಕರೋತ್ಯನಾವೃಷ್ಟಿಮ್ ।
ಹೇಮನ್ತೇ ಪೀತೋಽರ್ಕಃ ಕರೋತಿ ನ ಚಿರೇಣ ರೋಗಭಯಮ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥
[ಅಚಿರೇಣ]

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