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.

इन्दीवरासन्नसितोत्पलान्विता शरद्भ्रमत्षट्पदपङ्क्तिभूषिता ।
सभ्रूलताक्षेपकटाक्षवीक्षणा विदग्धयोषेव विभाति सस्मरा ॥ ९ ॥
[सरित्]

indīvarāsannasitotpalānvitā śaradbhramatṣaṭpadapaṅktibhūṣitā |
sabhrūlatākṣepakaṭākṣavīkṣaṇā vidagdhayoṣeva vibhāti sasmarā || 9 ||
[sarit]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.9 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Indivara, Asanna, Sitotpala, Anvita, Sharad, Bhramatshatpada, Pankti, Bhushita, Bhrulatakshepa, Kataksha, Vikshana, Vidagdha, Vibhat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.9). 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: “indīvarāsannasitotpalānvitā śaradbhramatṣaṭpadapaṅktibhūṣitā
  • indīvarā -
  • indīvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    indīvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    indīvarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asanna -
  • asanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sitotpalā -
  • sitotpala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anvitā -
  • anvitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śarad -
  • śarad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • bhramatṣaṭpada -
  • bhramatṣaṭpada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhramatṣaṭpada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṅkti -
  • paṅkti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    paṅkti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    paṅkti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    paṅktī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    paṅktī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    paṅktī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūṣitā -
  • bhūṣ -> bhūṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhūṣ]
    bhūṣ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • Line 2: “sabhrūlatākṣepakaṭākṣavīkṣaṇā vidagdhayoṣeva vibhāti sasmarā || 9 |
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhrūlatākṣepa -
  • bhrūlatākṣepa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṭākṣa -
  • kaṭākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīkṣaṇā* -
  • vīkṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vidagdhayo -
  • vidagdhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ūṣeva -
  • ūṣ (verb class 1)
    [optative active first dual]
  • vibhāti -
  • vibhāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vibhāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smarā* -
  • Cannot analyse 9

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.9

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 12.9 in Kannada sript:
ಇನ್ದೀವರಾಸನ್ನಸಿತೋತ್ಪಲಾನ್ವಿತಾ ಶರದ್ಭ್ರಮತ್ಷಟ್ಪದಪಙ್ಕ್ತಿಭೂಷಿತಾ ।
ಸಭ್ರೂಲತಾಕ್ಷೇಪಕಟಾಕ್ಷವೀಕ್ಷಣಾ ವಿದಗ್ಧಯೋಷೇವ ವಿಭಾತಿ ಸಸ್ಮರಾ ॥ ೯ ॥
[ಸರಿತ್]

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 12.9 in Gujarati sript:
ઇન્દીવરાસન્નસિતોત્પલાન્વિતા શરદ્ભ્રમત્ષટ્પદપઙ્ક્તિભૂષિતા ।
સભ્રૂલતાક્ષેપકટાક્ષવીક્ષણા વિદગ્ધયોષેવ વિભાતિ સસ્મરા ॥ ૯ ॥
[સરિત્]

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 12.9 in Kannada sript:
ಇನ್ದೀವರಾಸನ್ನಸಿತೋತ್ಪಲಾನ್ವಿತಾ ಶರದ್ಭ್ರಮತ್ಷಟ್ಪದಪಙ್ಕ್ತಿಭೂಷಿತಾ ।
ಸಭ್ರೂಲತಾಕ್ಷೇಪಕಟಾಕ್ಷವೀಕ್ಷಣಾ ವಿದಗ್ಧಯೋಷೇವ ವಿಭಾತಿ ಸಸ್ಮರಾ ॥ ೯ ॥
[ಸರಿತ್]

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