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.

नोत्पातपरित्यक्तः कदा चिदपि चन्द्रजो व्रजत्युदयम् ।
जलदहनपवनभयकृद्धान्यार्घक्षयविवृद्धौ वा ॥ १ ॥

notpātaparityaktaḥ kadā cidapi candrajo vrajatyudayam |
jaladahanapavanabhayakṛddhānyārghakṣayavivṛddhau vā || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 7.1 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 (7.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nri, Utpata, Parityaktri, Parityakta, Kada, Cit, Api, Candraja, Vrajat, Udaya, Jalada, Hana, Pavanabhaya, Krit, Hani, Argha, Kshaya, Vivriddha, Vivriddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 7.1). 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: “notpātaparityaktaḥ kadā cidapi candrajo vrajatyudayam
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • utpāta -
  • utpāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parityaktaḥ -
  • parityaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    parityakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kadā -
  • kadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kadā (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • candrajo* -
  • candraja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vrajatyu -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • udayam -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “jaladahanapavanabhayakṛddhānyārghakṣayavivṛddhau
  • jalada -
  • jalada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hana -
  • hana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pavanabhaya -
  • pavanabhaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pavanabhaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛddh -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hānyā -
  • hāni (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • argha -
  • argha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    argh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṣaya -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣan -> kṣaya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṣan]
    kṣi (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    kṣī (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vivṛddhau -
  • vivṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vivṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 7.1

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 7.1 in Kannada sript:
ನೋತ್ಪಾತಪರಿತ್ಯಕ್ತಃ ಕದಾ ಚಿದಪಿ ಚನ್ದ್ರಜೋ ವ್ರಜತ್ಯುದಯಮ್ ।
ಜಲದಹನಪವನಭಯಕೃದ್ಧಾನ್ಯಾರ್ಘಕ್ಷಯವಿವೃದ್ಧೌ ವಾ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 7.1 in Gujarati sript:
નોત્પાતપરિત્યક્તઃ કદા ચિદપિ ચન્દ્રજો વ્રજત્યુદયમ્ ।
જલદહનપવનભયકૃદ્ધાન્યાર્ઘક્ષયવિવૃદ્ધૌ વા ॥ ૧ ॥

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 7.1 in Kannada sript:
ನೋತ್ಪಾತಪರಿತ್ಯಕ್ತಃ ಕದಾ ಚಿದಪಿ ಚನ್ದ್ರಜೋ ವ್ರಜತ್ಯುದಯಮ್ ।
ಜಲದಹನಪವನಭಯಕೃದ್ಧಾನ್ಯಾರ್ಘಕ್ಷಯವಿವೃದ್ಧೌ ವಾ ॥ ೧ ॥

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