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.

श्रवणे राजाधिकृतान्विप्राग्र्यभिषक्पुरोहितकलिङ्गान् ।
वसुभे मगधेशजयो वृद्धिश्च धनेष्वधिकृतानाम् ॥ १६ ॥

śravaṇe rājādhikṛtānviprāgryabhiṣakpurohitakaliṅgān |
vasubhe magadheśajayo vṛddhiśca dhaneṣvadhikṛtānām || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.16 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 (10.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shravana, Rajadhikrita, Vipragrya, Bhishaj, Purohita, Kalinga, Vasubha, Magadhesha, Jaya, Vriddhi, Dhana, Adhikrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.16). 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: “śravaṇe rājādhikṛtānviprāgryabhiṣakpurohitakaliṅgān
  • śravaṇe -
  • śravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • rājādhikṛtān -
  • rājādhikṛta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • viprāgrya -
  • viprāgrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viprāgrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhiṣak -
  • bhiṣaj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhiṣaj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • purohita -
  • purohita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    purohita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaliṅgān -
  • kaliṅga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vasubhe magadheśajayo vṛddhiśca dhaneṣvadhikṛtānām
  • vasubhe -
  • vasubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • magadheśa -
  • magadheśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    magadheśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jayo* -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vṛddhiś -
  • vṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhaneṣva -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • adhikṛtānām -
  • adhikṛta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    adhikṛta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    adhikṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 10.16

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 10.16 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರವಣೇ ರಾಜಾಧಿಕೃತಾನ್ವಿಪ್ರಾಗ್ರ್ಯಭಿಷಕ್ಪುರೋಹಿತಕಲಿಙ್ಗಾನ್ ।
ವಸುಭೇ ಮಗಧೇಶಜಯೋ ವೃದ್ಧಿಶ್ಚ ಧನೇಷ್ವಧಿಕೃತಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 10.16 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રવણે રાજાધિકૃતાન્વિપ્રાગ્ર્યભિષક્પુરોહિતકલિઙ્ગાન્ ।
વસુભે મગધેશજયો વૃદ્ધિશ્ચ ધનેષ્વધિકૃતાનામ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 10.16 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರವಣೇ ರಾಜಾಧಿಕೃತಾನ್ವಿಪ್ರಾಗ್ರ್ಯಭಿಷಕ್ಪುರೋಹಿತಕಲಿಙ್ಗಾನ್ ।
ವಸುಭೇ ಮಗಧೇಶಜಯೋ ವೃದ್ಧಿಶ್ಚ ಧನೇಷ್ವಧಿಕೃತಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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