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.

कलिङ्गवङ्गान्मगधान् सुराष्ट्रान्म्लेच्छान् सुवीरान्दरदाश्मकांश्च ।
स्त्रीणां च गर्भानसुरो निहन्ति सुभिक्षकृद्भाद्रपदेऽभ्युपेतः ॥ ७९ ॥
[दरदाञ्छकांश्]

kaliṅgavaṅgānmagadhān surāṣṭrānmlecchān suvīrāndaradāśmakāṃśca |
strīṇāṃ ca garbhānasuro nihanti subhikṣakṛdbhādrapade'bhyupetaḥ || 79 ||
[daradāñchakāṃś]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.79 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 (5.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kalinga, Vanga, Magadha, Surashtra, Mleccha, Suvira, Darad, Darada, Ashmaka, Stri, Garbha, Asura, Nihanti, Subhikshakrit, Bhadrapada, Abhyupeta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.79). 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: “kaliṅgavaṅgānmagadhān surāṣṭrānmlecchān suvīrāndaradāśmakāṃśca
  • kaliṅga -
  • kaliṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaṅgān -
  • vaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    vaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • magadhān -
  • magadha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • surāṣṭrān -
  • surāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    surāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mlecchān -
  • mleccha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • suvīrān -
  • suvīra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • daradā -
  • darada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darad (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    darad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    daradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśmakāṃś -
  • aśmaka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “strīṇāṃ ca garbhānasuro nihanti subhikṣakṛdbhādrapade'bhyupetaḥ || 79 |
  • strīṇām -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • garbhān -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • asuro* -
  • asura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sur (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • nihanti -
  • nihanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nihanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nihanti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • subhikṣakṛd -
  • subhikṣakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    subhikṣakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhādrapade' -
  • bhādrapada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhādrapadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • abhyupetaḥ -
  • abhyupeta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 79

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.79

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 5.79 in Kannada sript:
ಕಲಿಙ್ಗವಙ್ಗಾನ್ಮಗಧಾನ್ ಸುರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾನ್ಮ್ಲೇಚ್ಛಾನ್ ಸುವೀರಾನ್ದರದಾಶ್ಮಕಾಂಶ್ಚ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಣಾಂ ಚ ಗರ್ಭಾನಸುರೋ ನಿಹನ್ತಿ ಸುಭಿಕ್ಷಕೃದ್ಭಾದ್ರಪದೇಽಭ್ಯುಪೇತಃ ॥ ೭೯ ॥
[ದರದಾಞ್ಛಕಾಂಶ್]

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 5.79 in Gujarati sript:
કલિઙ્ગવઙ્ગાન્મગધાન્ સુરાષ્ટ્રાન્મ્લેચ્છાન્ સુવીરાન્દરદાશ્મકાંશ્ચ ।
સ્ત્રીણાં ચ ગર્ભાનસુરો નિહન્તિ સુભિક્ષકૃદ્ભાદ્રપદેઽભ્યુપેતઃ ॥ ૭૯ ॥
[દરદાઞ્છકાંશ્]

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 5.79 in Kannada sript:
ಕಲಿಙ್ಗವಙ್ಗಾನ್ಮಗಧಾನ್ ಸುರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾನ್ಮ್ಲೇಚ್ಛಾನ್ ಸುವೀರಾನ್ದರದಾಶ್ಮಕಾಂಶ್ಚ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಣಾಂ ಚ ಗರ್ಭಾನಸುರೋ ನಿಹನ್ತಿ ಸುಭಿಕ್ಷಕೃದ್ಭಾದ್ರಪದೇಽಭ್ಯುಪೇತಃ ॥ ೭೯ ॥
[ದರದಾಞ್ಛಕಾಂಶ್]

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