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.

ब्राह्मे द्विजपशुवृद्धिः क्षेमारोग्याणि सस्यसम्पच्च ।
तद्वत्सौम्ये तस्मिन्पीडा विदुषामवृष्टिश्च ॥ २० ॥
[वृद्धिक्षेमारोग्याणि]

brāhme dvijapaśuvṛddhiḥ kṣemārogyāṇi sasyasampacca |
tadvatsaumye tasminpīḍā viduṣāmavṛṣṭiśca || 20 ||
[vṛddhikṣemārogyāṇi]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.20 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 (5.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahmi, Dvija, Pashu, Vriddhi, Kshema, Arogya, Sasya, Sampad, Sampat, Tadvat, Saumya, Tad, Pida, Vidusha, Vidus, Vidvas, Avrishti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.20). 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: “brāhme dvijapaśuvṛddhiḥ kṣemārogyāṇi sasyasampacca
  • brāhme -
  • brāhma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    brāhma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    brāhmi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    brāhmi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • dvija -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paśu -
  • paśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    paśū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    paśū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    paśū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vṛddhiḥ -
  • vṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣemā -
  • kṣema (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣema (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣemā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arogyāṇi -
  • arogya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sasya -
  • sasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sas -> sasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sas]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sampac -
  • sampad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sampat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sampat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sampat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tadvatsaumye tasminpīḍā viduṣāmavṛṣṭiśca || 20 |
  • tadvat -
  • tadvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tadvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saumye -
  • saumya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saumya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saumyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pīḍā* -
  • pīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viduṣām -
  • viduṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vidus (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vidvas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]
  • avṛṣṭiś -
  • avṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca* -
  • Cannot analyse 20

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.20

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 5.20 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮೇ ದ್ವಿಜಪಶುವೃದ್ಧಿಃ ಕ್ಷೇಮಾರೋಗ್ಯಾಣಿ ಸಸ್ಯಸಮ್ಪಚ್ಚ ।
ತದ್ವತ್ಸೌಮ್ಯೇ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಪೀಡಾ ವಿದುಷಾಮವೃಷ್ಟಿಶ್ಚ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
[ವೃದ್ಧಿಕ್ಷೇಮಾರೋಗ್ಯಾಣಿ]

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 5.20 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મે દ્વિજપશુવૃદ્ધિઃ ક્ષેમારોગ્યાણિ સસ્યસમ્પચ્ચ ।
તદ્વત્સૌમ્યે તસ્મિન્પીડા વિદુષામવૃષ્ટિશ્ચ ॥ ૨૦ ॥
[વૃદ્ધિક્ષેમારોગ્યાણિ]

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 5.20 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮೇ ದ್ವಿಜಪಶುವೃದ್ಧಿಃ ಕ್ಷೇಮಾರೋಗ್ಯಾಣಿ ಸಸ್ಯಸಮ್ಪಚ್ಚ ।
ತದ್ವತ್ಸೌಮ್ಯೇ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಪೀಡಾ ವಿದುಷಾಮವೃಷ್ಟಿಶ್ಚ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
[ವೃದ್ಧಿಕ್ಷೇಮಾರೋಗ್ಯಾಣಿ]

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