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.

दर्पण इवैकदेशे सबाष्पनिःश्वासमारुतोपहतः ।
दृश्येताघ्रातं तत्सुवृष्टिवृद्ध्यावहं जगतः ॥ ५० ॥
[सवाष्प]

darpaṇa ivaikadeśe sabāṣpaniḥśvāsamārutopahataḥ |
dṛśyetāghrātaṃ tatsuvṛṣṭivṛddhyāvahaṃ jagataḥ || 50 ||
[savāṣpa]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.50 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Darpana, Iva, Ekadesha, Sabashpa, Nihshvasa, Aruta, Upahata, Tat, Tad, Vriddhi, Avaha, Jagat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.50). 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: “darpaṇa ivaikadeśe sabāṣpaniḥśvāsamārutopahataḥ
  • darpaṇa* -
  • darpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivai -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ekadeśe -
  • ekadeśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ekadeśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ekadeśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sabāṣpa -
  • sabāṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sabāṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niḥśvāsam -
  • niḥśvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āruto -
  • āruta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upahataḥ -
  • upahata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dṛśyetāghrātaṃ tatsuvṛṣṭivṛddhyāvahaṃ jagataḥ || 50 |
  • dṛśyetā -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [optative passive third single]
  • aghrātam -
  • ghrā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second dual]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • suvṛṣṭi -
  • suvṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vṛddhyā -
  • vṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    vṛddhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āvaham -
  • āvaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āvaha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āvahā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jagataḥ -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse 50

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.50

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 5.50 in Kannada sript:
ದರ್ಪಣ ಇವೈಕದೇಶೇ ಸಬಾಷ್ಪನಿಃಶ್ವಾಸಮಾರುತೋಪಹತಃ ।
ದೃಶ್ಯೇತಾಘ್ರಾತಂ ತತ್ಸುವೃಷ್ಟಿವೃದ್ಧ್ಯಾವಹಂ ಜಗತಃ ॥ ೫೦ ॥
[ಸವಾಷ್ಪ]

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 5.50 in Gujarati sript:
દર્પણ ઇવૈકદેશે સબાષ્પનિઃશ્વાસમારુતોપહતઃ ।
દૃશ્યેતાઘ્રાતં તત્સુવૃષ્ટિવૃદ્ધ્યાવહં જગતઃ ॥ ૫૦ ॥
[સવાષ્પ]

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 5.50 in Kannada sript:
ದರ್ಪಣ ಇವೈಕದೇಶೇ ಸಬಾಷ್ಪನಿಃಶ್ವಾಸಮಾರುತೋಪಹತಃ ।
ದೃಶ್ಯೇತಾಘ್ರಾತಂ ತತ್ಸುವೃಷ್ಟಿವೃದ್ಧ್ಯಾವಹಂ ಜಗತಃ ॥ ೫೦ ॥
[ಸವಾಷ್ಪ]

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