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.

निहन्ति शुक्रः क्षितिजेऽग्रतः प्रजां हुताशशस्त्रक्षुदवृष्टितस्करैः ।
चराचरं व्यक्तमथोत्तरापथं दिशोऽग्निविद्युद्रजसा च पीड्येत् ॥ ४१ ॥
[प्रजा]

nihanti śukraḥ kṣitije'grataḥ prajāṃ hutāśaśastrakṣudavṛṣṭitaskaraiḥ |
carācaraṃ vyaktamathottarāpathaṃ diśo'gnividyudrajasā ca pīḍyet || 41 ||
[prajā]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.41 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 (9.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nihanti, Shukra, Kshitija, Agratah, Agratas, Praja, Hutasha, Shastra, Kshuda, Vrishti, Taskara, Caracara, Vyaktam, Vyakta, Atha, Atho, Uttarapatha, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Vidyut, Rajas, Rajasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.41). 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: “nihanti śukraḥ kṣitije'grataḥ prajāṃ hutāśaśastrakṣudavṛṣṭitaskaraiḥ
  • nihanti -
  • nihanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nihanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nihanti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śukraḥ -
  • śukra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣitije' -
  • kṣitija (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣitija (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣitijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • agrataḥ -
  • agrataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agratas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prajām -
  • prajā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • hutāśa -
  • hutāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śastra -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śastra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣuda -
  • kṣuda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛṣṭi -
  • vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vṛṣṭī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vṛṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vṛṣṭī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • taskaraiḥ -
  • taskara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “carācaraṃ vyaktamathottarāpathaṃ diśo'gnividyudrajasā ca pīḍyet || 41 |
  • carācaram -
  • carācara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    carācara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    carācarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vyaktam -
  • vyaktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vyakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vyaktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atho -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • uttarāpatham -
  • uttarāpatha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • diśo' -
  • diśas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    diśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • agni -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vidyud -
  • vidyut (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidyut (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rajasā -
  • rajas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rajas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rajasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse pīḍyet*41
  • Cannot analyse 41

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 9.41

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 9.41 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಹನ್ತಿ ಶುಕ್ರಃ ಕ್ಷಿತಿಜೇಽಗ್ರತಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಂ ಹುತಾಶಶಸ್ತ್ರಕ್ಷುದವೃಷ್ಟಿತಸ್ಕರೈಃ ।
ಚರಾಚರಂ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಮಥೋತ್ತರಾಪಥಂ ದಿಶೋಽಗ್ನಿವಿದ್ಯುದ್ರಜಸಾ ಚ ಪೀಡ್ಯೇತ್ ॥ ೪೧ ॥
[ಪ್ರಜಾ]

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 9.41 in Gujarati sript:
નિહન્તિ શુક્રઃ ક્ષિતિજેઽગ્રતઃ પ્રજાં હુતાશશસ્ત્રક્ષુદવૃષ્ટિતસ્કરૈઃ ।
ચરાચરં વ્યક્તમથોત્તરાપથં દિશોઽગ્નિવિદ્યુદ્રજસા ચ પીડ્યેત્ ॥ ૪૧ ॥
[પ્રજા]

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 9.41 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಹನ್ತಿ ಶುಕ್ರಃ ಕ್ಷಿತಿಜೇಽಗ್ರತಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಂ ಹುತಾಶಶಸ್ತ್ರಕ್ಷುದವೃಷ್ಟಿತಸ್ಕರೈಃ ।
ಚರಾಚರಂ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಮಥೋತ್ತರಾಪಥಂ ದಿಶೋಽಗ್ನಿವಿದ್ಯುದ್ರಜಸಾ ಚ ಪೀಡ್ಯೇತ್ ॥ ೪೧ ॥
[ಪ್ರಜಾ]

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