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.

काश्मीरान् सपुलिन्दचीनयवनान् हन्यात्कुरुक्षेत्रजान् गान्धारानपि मध्यदेशसहितान्वृष्टो ग्रहः श्रावणे ।
काम्बोजैकशफांश्च शारदमपि त्यक्त्वा यथोक्तानिमानन्यत्र प्रचुरान्नहृष्टमनुजैर्धात्रीं करोत्यावृताम् ॥ ७८ ॥

kāśmīrān sapulindacīnayavanān hanyātkurukṣetrajān gāndhārānapi madhyadeśasahitānvṛṣṭo grahaḥ śrāvaṇe |
kāmbojaikaśaphāṃśca śāradamapi tyaktvā yathoktānimānanyatra pracurānnahṛṣṭamanujairdhātrīṃ karotyāvṛtām || 78 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.78 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 (5.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kashmira, Pulinda, Cina, Yavana, Kurukshetra, Gandhara, Api, Madhyadesha, Sahita, Vrishta, Graha, Grahas, Shravana, Kamboja, Aikashapha, Sharada, Yathokta, Manat, Yatra, Pracuranna, Hrishta, Anuja, Dhatri, Karoti, Avrit, Avrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.78). 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: “kāśmīrān sapulindacīnayavanān hanyātkurukṣetrajān gāndhārānapi madhyadeśasahitānvṛṣṭo grahaḥ śrāvaṇe
  • kāśmīrān -
  • kāśmīra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pulinda -
  • pulinda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cīna -
  • cīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yavanān -
  • yavana (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hanyāt -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • kurukṣetra -
  • kurukṣetra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kurukṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jān -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • gāndhārān -
  • gāndhāra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • madhyadeśa -
  • madhyadeśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhyadeśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahitān -
  • sahita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sah class 10 verb]
  • vṛṣṭo* -
  • vṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛṣ -> vṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛś -> vṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛś class 4 verb]
  • grahaḥ -
  • grahas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    graha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrāvaṇe -
  • śrāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrāvaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śrāvaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “kāmbojaikaśaphāṃśca śāradamapi tyaktvā yathoktānimānanyatra pracurānnahṛṣṭamanujairdhātrīṃ karotyāvṛtām
  • kāmbojai -
  • kāmboja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāmboja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāmbojā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aikaśaphāṃś -
  • aikaśapha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāradam -
  • śārada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śārada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śāradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • yathoktāni -
  • yathokta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mānan -
  • mān -> mānat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mān class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mān class 1 verb]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pracurānna -
  • pracurānna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pracurānna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hṛṣṭam -
  • hṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
  • anujair -
  • anuja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    anuja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dhātrīm -
  • dhātrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • karotyā -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • āvṛtām -
  • āvṛt (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    āvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.78

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 5.78 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರಾನ್ ಸಪುಲಿನ್ದಚೀನಯವನಾನ್ ಹನ್ಯಾತ್ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಜಾನ್ ಗಾನ್ಧಾರಾನಪಿ ಮಧ್ಯದೇಶಸಹಿತಾನ್ವೃಷ್ಟೋ ಗ್ರಹಃ ಶ್ರಾವಣೇ ।
ಕಾಮ್ಬೋಜೈಕಶಫಾಂಶ್ಚ ಶಾರದಮಪಿ ತ್ಯಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಯಥೋಕ್ತಾನಿಮಾನನ್ಯತ್ರ ಪ್ರಚುರಾನ್ನಹೃಷ್ಟಮನುಜೈರ್ಧಾತ್ರೀಂ ಕರೋತ್ಯಾವೃತಾಮ್ ॥ ೭೮ ॥

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 5.78 in Gujarati sript:
કાશ્મીરાન્ સપુલિન્દચીનયવનાન્ હન્યાત્કુરુક્ષેત્રજાન્ ગાન્ધારાનપિ મધ્યદેશસહિતાન્વૃષ્ટો ગ્રહઃ શ્રાવણે ।
કામ્બોજૈકશફાંશ્ચ શારદમપિ ત્યક્ત્વા યથોક્તાનિમાનન્યત્ર પ્રચુરાન્નહૃષ્ટમનુજૈર્ધાત્રીં કરોત્યાવૃતામ્ ॥ ૭૮ ॥

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 5.78 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರಾನ್ ಸಪುಲಿನ್ದಚೀನಯವನಾನ್ ಹನ್ಯಾತ್ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಜಾನ್ ಗಾನ್ಧಾರಾನಪಿ ಮಧ್ಯದೇಶಸಹಿತಾನ್ವೃಷ್ಟೋ ಗ್ರಹಃ ಶ್ರಾವಣೇ ।
ಕಾಮ್ಬೋಜೈಕಶಫಾಂಶ್ಚ ಶಾರದಮಪಿ ತ್ಯಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಯಥೋಕ್ತಾನಿಮಾನನ್ಯತ್ರ ಪ್ರಚುರಾನ್ನಹೃಷ್ಟಮನುಜೈರ್ಧಾತ್ರೀಂ ಕರೋತ್ಯಾವೃತಾಮ್ ॥ ೭೮ ॥

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