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.

सौरे मरुभवपुष्कर सौराष्ट्रिकधातवोऽर्बुदान्त्यजनाः ।
गोमन्तपारियात्राश्रिताश्च नाशं व्रजन्त्याशु ॥ ६८ ॥
[सौराष्ट्रा । गोमन्तः पारियात्रा]

saure marubhavapuṣkara saurāṣṭrikadhātavo'rbudāntyajanāḥ |
gomantapāriyātrāśritāśca nāśaṃ vrajantyāśu || 68 ||
[saurāṣṭrā | gomantaḥ pāriyātrā]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.68 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 (5.68). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saura, Sauri, Marubhava, Pushkara, Saurashtrika, Dhatu, Arbuda, Tyajana, Gomanta, Pariyatra, Ashrita, Nasha, Vrajat, Vrajanti, Ashu, Saurashtra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.68). 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: “saure marubhavapuṣkara saurāṣṭrikadhātavo'rbudāntyajanāḥ
  • saure -
  • saura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sauri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • marubhava -
  • marubhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṣkara -
  • puṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṣkara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saurāṣṭrika -
  • saurāṣṭrika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saurāṣṭrika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhātavo' -
  • dhātu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • arbudān -
  • arbuda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tyajanā -
  • tyajana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “gomantapāriyātrāśritāśca nāśaṃ vrajantyāśu || 68 |
  • gomanta -
  • gomanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāriyātrā -
  • pāriyātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśritāś -
  • aśrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aśritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāśam -
  • nāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naś -> nāśam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √naś]
    naś -> nāśam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √naś]
  • vrajantyā -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj -> vrajantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • 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]
  • Cannot analyse 68
  • Line 3: “[saurāṣṭrā
  • saurāṣṭrā -
  • saurāṣṭrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.68

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 5.68 in Kannada sript:
ಸೌರೇ ಮರುಭವಪುಷ್ಕರ ಸೌರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಿಕಧಾತವೋಽರ್ಬುದಾನ್ತ್ಯಜನಾಃ ।
ಗೋಮನ್ತಪಾರಿಯಾತ್ರಾಶ್ರಿತಾಶ್ಚ ನಾಶಂ ವ್ರಜನ್ತ್ಯಾಶು ॥ ೬೮ ॥
[ಸೌರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾ । ಗೋಮನ್ತಃ ಪಾರಿಯಾತ್ರಾ]

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 5.68 in Gujarati sript:
સૌરે મરુભવપુષ્કર સૌરાષ્ટ્રિકધાતવોઽર્બુદાન્ત્યજનાઃ ।
ગોમન્તપારિયાત્રાશ્રિતાશ્ચ નાશં વ્રજન્ત્યાશુ ॥ ૬૮ ॥
[સૌરાષ્ટ્રા । ગોમન્તઃ પારિયાત્રા]

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 5.68 in Kannada sript:
ಸೌರೇ ಮರುಭವಪುಷ್ಕರ ಸೌರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಿಕಧಾತವೋಽರ್ಬುದಾನ್ತ್ಯಜನಾಃ ।
ಗೋಮನ್ತಪಾರಿಯಾತ್ರಾಶ್ರಿತಾಶ್ಚ ನಾಶಂ ವ್ರಜನ್ತ್ಯಾಶು ॥ ೬೮ ॥
[ಸೌರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾ । ಗೋಮನ್ತಃ ಪಾರಿಯಾತ್ರಾ]

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