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.

पौषे द्विजक्षत्रजनोपरोधः ससैन्धवाख्याः कुकुरा विदेहाः ।
ध्वंसं व्रजन्त्यत्र च मन्दवृष्टिं भयं च विन्द्यादसुभिक्षयुतम् ॥ ७१ ॥

pauṣe dvijakṣatrajanoparodhaḥ sasaindhavākhyāḥ kukurā videhāḥ |
dhvaṃsaṃ vrajantyatra ca mandavṛṣṭiṃ bhayaṃ ca vindyādasubhikṣayutam || 71 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.71 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 (5.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pausha, Dvija, Kshatra, Jana, Janu, Uparodha, Sasa, Indha, Vakhya, Kukura, Videha, Dhvamsa, Vrajat, Vrajanti, Atra, Mandavrishti, Bhaya, Asu, Yut, Yuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.71). 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: “pauṣe dvijakṣatrajanoparodhaḥ sasaindhavākhyāḥ kukurā videhāḥ
  • pauṣe -
  • pauṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pauṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • dvija -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣatra -
  • kṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jano -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    janu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uparodhaḥ -
  • uparodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sasa -
  • sasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    sai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • indha -
  • indha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    indha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vākhyāḥ -
  • vakh -> vākhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vakh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vakh class 1 verb]
    vakh -> vākhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vakh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vakh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vakh class 1 verb]
  • kukurā* -
  • kukura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kukurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • videhāḥ -
  • videha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    videhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “dhvaṃsaṃ vrajantyatra ca mandavṛṣṭiṃ bhayaṃ ca vindyādasubhikṣayutam
  • dhvaṃsam -
  • dhvaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vrajantya -
  • 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]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mandavṛṣṭim -
  • mandavṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vindyād -
  • vid (verb class 7)
    [optative active third single]
  • asu -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • bhikṣa -
  • bhikṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yutam -
  • yuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yu class 3 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.71

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 5.71 in Kannada sript:
ಪೌಷೇ ದ್ವಿಜಕ್ಷತ್ರಜನೋಪರೋಧಃ ಸಸೈನ್ಧವಾಖ್ಯಾಃ ಕುಕುರಾ ವಿದೇಹಾಃ ।
ಧ್ವಂಸಂ ವ್ರಜನ್ತ್ಯತ್ರ ಚ ಮನ್ದವೃಷ್ಟಿಂ ಭಯಂ ಚ ವಿನ್ದ್ಯಾದಸುಭಿಕ್ಷಯುತಮ್ ॥ ೭೧ ॥

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 5.71 in Gujarati sript:
પૌષે દ્વિજક્ષત્રજનોપરોધઃ સસૈન્ધવાખ્યાઃ કુકુરા વિદેહાઃ ।
ધ્વંસં વ્રજન્ત્યત્ર ચ મન્દવૃષ્ટિં ભયં ચ વિન્દ્યાદસુભિક્ષયુતમ્ ॥ ૭૧ ॥

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 5.71 in Kannada sript:
ಪೌಷೇ ದ್ವಿಜಕ್ಷತ್ರಜನೋಪರೋಧಃ ಸಸೈನ್ಧವಾಖ್ಯಾಃ ಕುಕುರಾ ವಿದೇಹಾಃ ।
ಧ್ವಂಸಂ ವ್ರಜನ್ತ್ಯತ್ರ ಚ ಮನ್ದವೃಷ್ಟಿಂ ಭಯಂ ಚ ವಿನ್ದ್ಯಾದಸುಭಿಕ್ಷಯುತಮ್ ॥ ೭೧ ॥

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