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.

श्रेष्ठं च चतुर्थस्य युगस्य पूर्वं यच्चित्रभानुं कथयन्ति वर्षम् ।
मध्यं द्वितीयं तु सुभानुसञ्ज्ञं रोगप्रदं मृत्युकरं न तं च ॥ ३५ ॥
[न तच्च]

śreṣṭhaṃ ca caturthasya yugasya pūrvaṃ yaccitrabhānuṃ kathayanti varṣam |
madhyaṃ dvitīyaṃ tu subhānusañjñaṃ rogapradaṃ mṛtyukaraṃ na taṃ ca || 35 ||
[na tacca]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.35 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 (8.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shreshtha, Caturtha, Yuga, Purvam, Purva, Yat, Yad, Citrabhanu, Kathayat, Kathayanti, Varsha, Madhyam, Madhya, Dvitiyam, Dvitiya, Subhanu, Sanjna, Rogaprada, Mrityukara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.35). 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: “śreṣṭhaṃ ca caturthasya yugasya pūrvaṃ yaccitrabhānuṃ kathayanti varṣam
  • śreṣṭham -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caturthasya -
  • caturtha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    caturtha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • yugasya -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yac -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • citrabhānum -
  • citrabhānu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    citrabhānu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kathayanti -
  • kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
  • varṣam -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “madhyaṃ dvitīyaṃ tu subhānusañjñaṃ rogapradaṃ mṛtyukaraṃ na taṃ ca || 35 |
  • madhyam -
  • madhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dvitīyam -
  • dvitīyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvitīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvitīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • subhānu -
  • subhānu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    subhānu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    subhānu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sañjñam -
  • sañjña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sañjña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rogapradam -
  • rogaprada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rogaprada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rogapradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mṛtyukaram -
  • mṛtyukara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛtyukara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mṛtyukarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca* -
  • Cannot analyse 35

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.35

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 8.35 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಂ ಚ ಚತುರ್ಥಸ್ಯ ಯುಗಸ್ಯ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಯಚ್ಚಿತ್ರಭಾನುಂ ಕಥಯನ್ತಿ ವರ್ಷಮ್ ।
ಮಧ್ಯಂ ದ್ವಿತೀಯಂ ತು ಸುಭಾನುಸಞ್ಜ್ಞಂ ರೋಗಪ್ರದಂ ಮೃತ್ಯುಕರಂ ನ ತಂ ಚ ॥ ೩೫ ॥
[ನ ತಚ್ಚ]

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 8.35 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રેષ્ઠં ચ ચતુર્થસ્ય યુગસ્ય પૂર્વં યચ્ચિત્રભાનું કથયન્તિ વર્ષમ્ ।
મધ્યં દ્વિતીયં તુ સુભાનુસઞ્જ્ઞં રોગપ્રદં મૃત્યુકરં ન તં ચ ॥ ૩૫ ॥
[ન તચ્ચ]

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 8.35 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಂ ಚ ಚತುರ್ಥಸ್ಯ ಯುಗಸ್ಯ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಯಚ್ಚಿತ್ರಭಾನುಂ ಕಥಯನ್ತಿ ವರ್ಷಮ್ ।
ಮಧ್ಯಂ ದ್ವಿತೀಯಂ ತು ಸುಭಾನುಸಞ್ಜ್ಞಂ ರೋಗಪ್ರದಂ ಮೃತ್ಯುಕರಂ ನ ತಂ ಚ ॥ ೩೫ ॥
[ನ ತಚ್ಚ]

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