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.

शशिकिरणरजतहिमकुमुदकुन्दकुसुमोपमाः सुताः शशिनः ।
उत्तरतो दृश्यन्ते त्रयः सुभिक्षावहाः शिखिनः ॥ १४ ॥

śaśikiraṇarajatahimakumudakundakusumopamāḥ sutāḥ śaśinaḥ |
uttarato dṛśyante trayaḥ subhikṣāvahāḥ śikhinaḥ || 14 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.14 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 (11.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shashikirana, Rajata, Hima, Kumudakunda, Kusuma, Upama, Suta, Shashin, Uttaratah, Traya, Tri, Subhikshavaha, Shikhin, Shikhina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.14). 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: “śaśikiraṇarajatahimakumudakundakusumopamāḥ sutāḥ śaśinaḥ
  • śaśikiraṇa -
  • śaśikiraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rajata -
  • rajata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rajata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    raj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
    rañj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • hima -
  • hima (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hima (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kumudakunda -
  • kumudakunda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumudakunda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kusumo -
  • kusuma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kusuma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kusumā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upamāḥ -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    upamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sutāḥ -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • śaśinaḥ -
  • śaśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “uttarato dṛśyante trayaḥ subhikṣāvahāḥ śikhinaḥ
  • uttarato* -
  • uttarataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dṛśyante -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
  • trayaḥ -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • subhikṣāvahāḥ -
  • subhikṣāvaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    subhikṣāvahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śikhinaḥ -
  • śikhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śikhin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śikhina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.14

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 11.14 in Kannada sript:
ಶಶಿಕಿರಣರಜತಹಿಮಕುಮುದಕುನ್ದಕುಸುಮೋಪಮಾಃ ಸುತಾಃ ಶಶಿನಃ ।
ಉತ್ತರತೋ ದೃಶ್ಯನ್ತೇ ತ್ರಯಃ ಸುಭಿಕ್ಷಾವಹಾಃ ಶಿಖಿನಃ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 11.14 in Gujarati sript:
શશિકિરણરજતહિમકુમુદકુન્દકુસુમોપમાઃ સુતાઃ શશિનઃ ।
ઉત્તરતો દૃશ્યન્તે ત્રયઃ સુભિક્ષાવહાઃ શિખિનઃ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 11.14 in Kannada sript:
ಶಶಿಕಿರಣರಜತಹಿಮಕುಮುದಕುನ್ದಕುಸುಮೋಪಮಾಃ ಸುತಾಃ ಶಶಿನಃ ।
ಉತ್ತರತೋ ದೃಶ್ಯನ್ತೇ ತ್ರಯಃ ಸುಭಿಕ್ಷಾವಹಾಃ ಶಿಖಿನಃ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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