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.

श्रवणानिलहस्तार्द्राभरणीभाग्योपगः सुतोऽर्कस्य ।
प्रचुरसलिलोपगूढां करोति धात्रीं यदि स्निग्धः ॥ १ ॥

śravaṇānilahastārdrābharaṇībhāgyopagaḥ suto'rkasya |
pracurasalilopagūḍhāṃ karoti dhātrīṃ yadi snigdhaḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.1 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 (10.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shravana, Hasta, Ardra, Bharani, Bhagya, Bhagi, Upaga, Sut, Suta, Arka, Pracurasalila, Upagudha, Karoti, Dhatri, Yadi, Yad, Snigdha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.1). 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: “śravaṇānilahastārdrābharaṇībhāgyopagaḥ suto'rkasya
  • śravaṇāni -
  • śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • la -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hastā -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārdrā -
  • ārdrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bharaṇī -
  • bharaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • bhāgyo -
  • bhāgya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāgya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāgyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhāgī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    bhāgī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • upagaḥ -
  • upaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • suto' -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • arkasya -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    arka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “pracurasalilopagūḍhāṃ karoti dhātrīṃ yadi snigdhaḥ
  • pracurasalilo -
  • pracurasalila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pracurasalila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upagūḍhām -
  • upagūḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative 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]
  • dhātrīm -
  • dhātrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • snigdhaḥ -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative single from √snih class 4 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 10.1

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 10.1 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರವಣಾನಿಲಹಸ್ತಾರ್ದ್ರಾಭರಣೀಭಾಗ್ಯೋಪಗಃ ಸುತೋಽರ್ಕಸ್ಯ ।
ಪ್ರಚುರಸಲಿಲೋಪಗೂಢಾಂ ಕರೋತಿ ಧಾತ್ರೀಂ ಯದಿ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಃ ॥ 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 10.1 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રવણાનિલહસ્તાર્દ્રાભરણીભાગ્યોપગઃ સુતોઽર્કસ્ય ।
પ્રચુરસલિલોપગૂઢાં કરોતિ ધાત્રીં યદિ સ્નિગ્ધઃ ॥ 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 10.1 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರವಣಾನಿಲಹಸ್ತಾರ್ದ್ರಾಭರಣೀಭಾಗ್ಯೋಪಗಃ ಸುತೋಽರ್ಕಸ್ಯ ।
ಪ್ರಚುರಸಲಿಲೋಪಗೂಢಾಂ ಕರೋತಿ ಧಾತ್ರೀಂ ಯದಿ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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