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.

काम्बोजचीनयवनान् सह शल्यहृद्भिर्बाह्लीकसिन्धुतटवासिजनांश्च हन्यात् ।
आनर्त्तपौण्ड्रभिषजश्च तथा किरातान्दृष्टोऽसुरोऽश्वयुजि भूरिसुभिक्षकृच्च ॥ ८० ॥
[वाल्हीक । आनर्त]

kāmbojacīnayavanān saha śalyahṛdbhirbāhlīkasindhutaṭavāsijanāṃśca hanyāt |
ānarttapauṇḍrabhiṣajaśca tathā kirātāndṛṣṭo'suro'śvayuji bhūrisubhikṣakṛcca || 80 ||
[vālhīka | ānarta]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.80 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 (5.80). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kamboja, Cina, Yavana, Saha, Shalyahrit, Bahlika, Sindhutata, Vasi, Vasin, Jana, Anartta, Paundra, Bhishaj, Bhishaja, Tatha, Kirata, Drishta, Asura, Ashvayuj, Bhuri, Subhikshakrit, Valhika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.80). 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: “kāmbojacīnayavanān saha śalyahṛdbhirbāhlīkasindhutaṭavāsijanāṃśca hanyāt
  • kāmboja -
  • kāmboja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāmboja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cīna -
  • cīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yavanān -
  • yavana (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śalyahṛdbhir -
  • śalyahṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bāhlīka -
  • bāhlīka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāhlīka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sindhutaṭa -
  • sindhutaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sindhutaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāsi -
  • vāsi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāsi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāsī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • janāṃś -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hanyāt -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “ānarttapauṇḍrabhiṣajaśca tathā kirātāndṛṣṭo'suro'śvayuji bhūrisubhikṣakṛcca || 80 |
  • ānartta -
  • ānartta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ānartta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pauṇḍra -
  • pauṇḍra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pauṇḍra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhiṣajaś -
  • bhiṣaj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhiṣaj (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhiṣaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kirātān -
  • kirāta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭo' -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • asuro' -
  • asura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sur (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • aśvayuji -
  • aśvayuj (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    aśvayuj (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aśvayuj (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bhūri -
  • bhūri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūrī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūrī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • subhikṣakṛc -
  • subhikṣakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    subhikṣakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca* -
  • Cannot analyse 80
  • Line 3: “[vālhīka
  • vālhīka -
  • vālhīka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vālhīka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.80

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 5.80 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾಮ್ಬೋಜಚೀನಯವನಾನ್ ಸಹ ಶಲ್ಯಹೃದ್ಭಿರ್ಬಾಹ್ಲೀಕಸಿನ್ಧುತಟವಾಸಿಜನಾಂಶ್ಚ ಹನ್ಯಾತ್ ।
ಆನರ್ತ್ತಪೌಣ್ಡ್ರಭಿಷಜಶ್ಚ ತಥಾ ಕಿರಾತಾನ್ದೃಷ್ಟೋಽಸುರೋಽಶ್ವಯುಜಿ ಭೂರಿಸುಭಿಕ್ಷಕೃಚ್ಚ ॥ ೮೦ ॥
[ವಾಲ್ಹೀಕ । ಆನರ್ತ]

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 5.80 in Gujarati sript:
કામ્બોજચીનયવનાન્ સહ શલ્યહૃદ્ભિર્બાહ્લીકસિન્ધુતટવાસિજનાંશ્ચ હન્યાત્ ।
આનર્ત્તપૌણ્ડ્રભિષજશ્ચ તથા કિરાતાન્દૃષ્ટોઽસુરોઽશ્વયુજિ ભૂરિસુભિક્ષકૃચ્ચ ॥ ૮૦ ॥
[વાલ્હીક । આનર્ત]

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 5.80 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾಮ್ಬೋಜಚೀನಯವನಾನ್ ಸಹ ಶಲ್ಯಹೃದ್ಭಿರ್ಬಾಹ್ಲೀಕಸಿನ್ಧುತಟವಾಸಿಜನಾಂಶ್ಚ ಹನ್ಯಾತ್ ।
ಆನರ್ತ್ತಪೌಣ್ಡ್ರಭಿಷಜಶ್ಚ ತಥಾ ಕಿರಾತಾನ್ದೃಷ್ಟೋಽಸುರೋಽಶ್ವಯುಜಿ ಭೂರಿಸುಭಿಕ್ಷಕೃಚ್ಚ ॥ ೮೦ ॥
[ವಾಲ್ಹೀಕ । ಆನರ್ತ]

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