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.

श्वेत इति जटाकारो रूक्षः श्यावो वियत्त्रिभागगतः ।
विनिवर्ततेऽपसव्यं त्रिभागशेषाः प्रजाः कुरुते ॥ ३९ ॥

śveta iti jaṭākāro rūkṣaḥ śyāvo viyattribhāgagataḥ |
vinivartate'pasavyaṃ tribhāgaśeṣāḥ prajāḥ kurute || 39 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.39 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 (11.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shveta, Iti, Jatakara, Ruksha, Shyava, Viyat, Tribhaga, Gat, Gata, Vartat, Apasavyam, Apasavya, Shesha, Praja, Prajas, Kuruta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.39). 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: “śveta iti jaṭākāro rūkṣaḥ śyāvo viyattribhāgagataḥ
  • śveta* -
  • śveta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • jaṭākāro* -
  • jaṭākāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rūkṣaḥ -
  • rūkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śyāvo* -
  • śyāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active first dual]
  • viyat -
  • viyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    viyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    -> viyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • tribhāga -
  • tribhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gataḥ -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vinivartate'pasavyaṃ tribhāgaśeṣāḥ prajāḥ kurute
  • vini -
  • vi (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    vini (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vartate' -
  • vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • apasavyam -
  • apasavyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    apasavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apasavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apasavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tribhāga -
  • tribhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śeṣāḥ -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prajāḥ -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kurute -
  • kurutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.39

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 11.39 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ವೇತ ಇತಿ ಜಟಾಕಾರೋ ರೂಕ್ಷಃ ಶ್ಯಾವೋ ವಿಯತ್ತ್ರಿಭಾಗಗತಃ ।
ವಿನಿವರ್ತತೇಽಪಸವ್ಯಂ ತ್ರಿಭಾಗಶೇಷಾಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಃ ಕುರುತೇ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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 11.39 in Gujarati sript:
શ્વેત ઇતિ જટાકારો રૂક્ષઃ શ્યાવો વિયત્ત્રિભાગગતઃ ।
વિનિવર્તતેઽપસવ્યં ત્રિભાગશેષાઃ પ્રજાઃ કુરુતે ॥ ૩૯ ॥

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 11.39 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ವೇತ ಇತಿ ಜಟಾಕಾರೋ ರೂಕ್ಷಃ ಶ್ಯಾವೋ ವಿಯತ್ತ್ರಿಭಾಗಗತಃ ।
ವಿನಿವರ್ತತೇಽಪಸವ್ಯಂ ತ್ರಿಭಾಗಶೇಷಾಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಃ ಕುರುತೇ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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