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.

वृषनालिकेरचर्मद्वीपा विन्ध्यान्तवासिनस्त्रिपुरी ।
श्मश्रुधरहेमकुड्यव्यालग्रीवा महाग्रीवाः ॥ ९ ॥
[हेमकूट्य]

vṛṣanālikeracarmadvīpā vindhyāntavāsinastripurī |
śmaśrudharahemakuḍyavyālagrīvā mahāgrīvāḥ || 9 ||
[hemakūṭya]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 14.9 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:

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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 (14.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vrishan, Ali, Kah, Kim, Carmadvipa, Vindhyantavasin, Tripuri, Shmashrudhara, Hema, Heman, Kudya, Vyalagriva, Mahagriva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 14.9). 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: “vṛṣanālikeracarmadvīpā vindhyāntavāsinastripurī
  • vṛṣan -
  • vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • āli -
  • āli (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āli (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āli (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ālī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ālin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ke -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ira -
  • ir (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • carmadvīpā* -
  • carmadvīpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vindhyāntavāsinas -
  • vindhyāntavāsin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tripurī -
  • tripurī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śmaśrudharahemakuḍyavyālagrīvā mahāgrīvāḥ || 9 |
  • śmaśrudhara -
  • śmaśrudhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śmaśrudhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hema -
  • hema (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hema (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    heman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    heman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kuḍya -
  • kuḍya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuḍ -> kuḍya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kuḍ]
  • vyālagrīvā* -
  • vyālagrīva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mahāgrīvāḥ -
  • mahāgrīva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahāgrīvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 9

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 14.9

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 14.9 in Kannada sript:
ವೃಷನಾಲಿಕೇರಚರ್ಮದ್ವೀಪಾ ವಿನ್ಧ್ಯಾನ್ತವಾಸಿನಸ್ತ್ರಿಪುರೀ ।
ಶ್ಮಶ್ರುಧರಹೇಮಕುಡ್ಯವ್ಯಾಲಗ್ರೀವಾ ಮಹಾಗ್ರೀವಾಃ ॥ ೯ ॥
[ಹೇಮಕೂಟ್ಯ]

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 14.9 in Gujarati sript:
વૃષનાલિકેરચર્મદ્વીપા વિન્ધ્યાન્તવાસિનસ્ત્રિપુરી ।
શ્મશ્રુધરહેમકુડ્યવ્યાલગ્રીવા મહાગ્રીવાઃ ॥ ૯ ॥
[હેમકૂટ્ય]

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 14.9 in Kannada sript:
ವೃಷನಾಲಿಕೇರಚರ್ಮದ್ವೀಪಾ ವಿನ್ಧ್ಯಾನ್ತವಾಸಿನಸ್ತ್ರಿಪುರೀ ।
ಶ್ಮಶ್ರುಧರಹೇಮಕುಡ್ಯವ್ಯಾಲಗ್ರೀವಾ ಮಹಾಗ್ರೀವಾಃ ॥ ೯ ॥
[ಹೇಮಕೂಟ್ಯ]

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