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.

अङ्गिरसो ज्ञानयुता धीमन्तो ब्राह्मणाश्च निर्दिष्टाः ।
अत्रेः कान्तारभवा जलजान्यम्भोनिधिः सरितः ॥ १० ॥

aṅgiraso jñānayutā dhīmanto brāhmaṇāśca nirdiṣṭāḥ |
atreḥ kāntārabhavā jalajānyambhonidhiḥ saritaḥ || 10 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 13.10 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 (13.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Angiras, Angirasa, Jnanayuta, Dhimat, Brahmana, Nirdishta, Atri, Kantarabhava, Jalaja, Ambhonidhi, Sarit, Sarita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 13.10). 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: “aṅgiraso jñānayutā dhīmanto brāhmaṇāśca nirdiṣṭāḥ
  • aṅgiraso* -
  • aṅgiras (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    aṅgirasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jñānayutā* -
  • jñānayuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dhīmanto* -
  • dhīmat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • brāhmaṇāś -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirdiṣṭāḥ -
  • nirdiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirdiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “atreḥ kāntārabhavā jalajānyambhonidhiḥ saritaḥ
  • atreḥ -
  • atri (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kāntārabhavā* -
  • kāntārabhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jalajānya -
  • jalaja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ambhonidhiḥ -
  • ambhonidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saritaḥ -
  • sarit (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 13.10

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 13.10 in Kannada sript:
ಅಙ್ಗಿರಸೋ ಜ್ಞಾನಯುತಾ ಧೀಮನ್ತೋ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಶ್ಚ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟಾಃ ।
ಅತ್ರೇಃ ಕಾನ್ತಾರಭವಾ ಜಲಜಾನ್ಯಮ್ಭೋನಿಧಿಃ ಸರಿತಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 13.10 in Gujarati sript:
અઙ્ગિરસો જ્ઞાનયુતા ધીમન્તો બ્રાહ્મણાશ્ચ નિર્દિષ્ટાઃ ।
અત્રેઃ કાન્તારભવા જલજાન્યમ્ભોનિધિઃ સરિતઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 13.10 in Kannada sript:
ಅಙ್ಗಿರಸೋ ಜ್ಞಾನಯುತಾ ಧೀಮನ್ತೋ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಶ್ಚ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟಾಃ ।
ಅತ್ರೇಃ ಕಾನ್ತಾರಭವಾ ಜಲಜಾನ್ಯಮ್ಭೋನಿಧಿಃ ಸರಿತಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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