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.

सलिलममरपाज्ञयोज्झितं यद्धनपरिवेष्टितमूर्तिभिर्भुजङ्गैः ।
फणिजनितविषाग्निसम्प्रदुष्टं भवति शिवं तदगस्त्यदर्शनेन ॥ १२ ॥

salilamamarapājñayojjhitaṃ yaddhanapariveṣṭitamūrtibhirbhujaṅgaiḥ |
phaṇijanitaviṣāgnisampraduṣṭaṃ bhavati śivaṃ tadagastyadarśanena || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.12 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 (12.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Salila, Amarapajna, Ujjhita, Yat, Yad, Hana, Pariveshtita, Murti, Bhujanga, Phanijanita, Sampradushta, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Shivam, Shiva, Tada, Tyad, Tyada, Risha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.12). 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: “salilamamarapājñayojjhitaṃ yaddhanapariveṣṭitamūrtibhirbhujaṅgaiḥ
  • salilam -
  • salila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    salila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    salilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • amarapājñayo -
  • amarapājñā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ujjhitam -
  • ujjhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ujjhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ujjhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ujjh -> ujjhita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
    ujjh -> ujjhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ujjh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
  • yaddh -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hana -
  • hana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pariveṣṭita -
  • pariveṣṭita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pariveṣṭita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūrtibhir -
  • mūrti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mūrtī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhujaṅgaiḥ -
  • bhujaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhujaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “phaṇijanitaviṣāgnisampraduṣṭaṃ bhavati śivaṃ tadagastyadarśanena
  • phaṇijanita -
  • phaṇijanita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phaṇijanita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣāgni -
  • viṣāgni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sampraduṣṭam -
  • sampraduṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sampraduṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sampraduṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • śivam -
  • śivam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gas -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tyadar -
  • tyad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tyadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛśa -
  • ṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nena -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.12

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 12.12 in Kannada sript:
ಸಲಿಲಮಮರಪಾಜ್ಞಯೋಜ್ಝಿತಂ ಯದ್ಧನಪರಿವೇಷ್ಟಿತಮೂರ್ತಿಭಿರ್ಭುಜಙ್ಗೈಃ ।
ಫಣಿಜನಿತವಿಷಾಗ್ನಿಸಮ್ಪ್ರದುಷ್ಟಂ ಭವತಿ ಶಿವಂ ತದಗಸ್ತ್ಯದರ್ಶನೇನ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 12.12 in Gujarati sript:
સલિલમમરપાજ્ઞયોજ્ઝિતં યદ્ધનપરિવેષ્ટિતમૂર્તિભિર્ભુજઙ્ગૈઃ ।
ફણિજનિતવિષાગ્નિસમ્પ્રદુષ્ટં ભવતિ શિવં તદગસ્ત્યદર્શનેન ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 12.12 in Kannada sript:
ಸಲಿಲಮಮರಪಾಜ್ಞಯೋಜ್ಝಿತಂ ಯದ್ಧನಪರಿವೇಷ್ಟಿತಮೂರ್ತಿಭಿರ್ಭುಜಙ್ಗೈಃ ।
ಫಣಿಜನಿತವಿಷಾಗ್ನಿಸಮ್ಪ್ರದುಷ್ಟಂ ಭವತಿ ಶಿವಂ ತದಗಸ್ತ್ಯದರ್ಶನೇನ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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