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.

द्वादशदशमैकादशनक्षत्राद्वक्रिते कुजेऽश्रुमुखम् ।
दूषयति रसानुदये करोति रोगानवृष्टिं च ॥ २ ॥

dvādaśadaśamaikādaśanakṣatrādvakrite kuje'śrumukham |
dūṣayati rasānudaye karoti rogānavṛṣṭiṃ ca || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.2 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 (6.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvadasha, Dvadashan, Dashama, Ekadashan, Akshatra, Vakrita, Kuja, Ashrumukha, Dushayat, Rasa, Udaya, Karoti, Roga, Avrishti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.2). 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: “dvādaśadaśamaikādaśanakṣatrādvakrite kuje'śrumukham
  • dvādaśa -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dvādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • daśamai -
  • daśama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ekādaśan -
  • ekādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ekādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • akṣatrād -
  • akṣatra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    akṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vakrite -
  • vakrita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vakrita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vakritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kuje' -
  • kuja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kujā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuj (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • aśrumukham -
  • aśrumukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśrumukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dūṣayati rasānudaye karoti rogānavṛṣṭiṃ ca
  • dūṣayati -
  • dūṣayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dūṣayat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    duṣ -> dūṣayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √duṣ]
    duṣ -> dūṣayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √duṣ]
    duṣ (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • rasān -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • udaye -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • rogān -
  • roga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • avṛṣṭim -
  • avṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 6.2

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 6.2 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಾದಶದಶಮೈಕಾದಶನಕ್ಷತ್ರಾದ್ವಕ್ರಿತೇ ಕುಜೇಽಶ್ರುಮುಖಮ್ ।
ದೂಷಯತಿ ರಸಾನುದಯೇ ಕರೋತಿ ರೋಗಾನವೃಷ್ಟಿಂ ಚ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 6.2 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વાદશદશમૈકાદશનક્ષત્રાદ્વક્રિતે કુજેઽશ્રુમુખમ્ ।
દૂષયતિ રસાનુદયે કરોતિ રોગાનવૃષ્ટિં ચ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 6.2 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಾದಶದಶಮೈಕಾದಶನಕ್ಷತ್ರಾದ್ವಕ್ರಿತೇ ಕುಜೇಽಶ್ರುಮುಖಮ್ ।
ದೂಷಯತಿ ರಸಾನುದಯೇ ಕರೋತಿ ರೋಗಾನವೃಷ್ಟಿಂ ಚ ॥ ೨ ॥

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