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.

अत्रोदितमारोहेद्ग्रहोऽपरो यदि सितं ततो हन्यात् ।
भद्राश्वशूरसेनकयौधेयककोटिवर्षनृपान् ॥ ११ ॥

atroditamārohedgraho'paro yadi sitaṃ tato hanyāt |
bhadrāśvaśūrasenakayaudheyakakoṭivarṣanṛpān || 11 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.11 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 (9.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atra, Udita, Ara, Aru, Graha, Grahas, Apara, Yadi, Yad, Sita, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Bhadrashva, Shurasenaka, Yaudheyaka, Kotivarsha, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.11). 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: “atroditamārohedgraho'paro yadi sitaṃ tato hanyāt
  • atro -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uditam -
  • udita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vad -> udita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> udita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • āro -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    āru (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    āru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • ūhed -
  • ūh (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • graho' -
  • grahas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    graha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aparo* -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sitam -
  • sita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • hanyāt -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “bhadrāśvaśūrasenakayaudheyakakoṭivarṣanṛpān
  • bhadrāśva -
  • bhadrāśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhadrāśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūrasenaka -
  • śūrasenaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śūrasenaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaudheyaka -
  • yaudheyaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṭivarṣa -
  • koṭivarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nṛpān -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 9.11

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 9.11 in Kannada sript:
ಅತ್ರೋದಿತಮಾರೋಹೇದ್ಗ್ರಹೋಽಪರೋ ಯದಿ ಸಿತಂ ತತೋ ಹನ್ಯಾತ್ ।
ಭದ್ರಾಶ್ವಶೂರಸೇನಕಯೌಧೇಯಕಕೋಟಿವರ್ಷನೃಪಾನ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 9.11 in Gujarati sript:
અત્રોદિતમારોહેદ્ગ્રહોઽપરો યદિ સિતં તતો હન્યાત્ ।
ભદ્રાશ્વશૂરસેનકયૌધેયકકોટિવર્ષનૃપાન્ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 9.11 in Kannada sript:
ಅತ್ರೋದಿತಮಾರೋಹೇದ್ಗ್ರಹೋಽಪರೋ ಯದಿ ಸಿತಂ ತತೋ ಹನ್ಯಾತ್ ।
ಭದ್ರಾಶ್ವಶೂರಸೇನಕಯೌಧೇಯಕಕೋಟಿವರ್ಷನೃಪಾನ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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