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.

अम्शुविरोधे युद्धानि भूभृतां शस्त्ररुक्क्षुदवमर्दाः ।
युद्धे चाप्यपसव्ये भवन्ति युद्धानि भूपानाम् ॥ ०५ ॥

amśuvirodhe yuddhāni bhūbhṛtāṃ śastrarukkṣudavamardāḥ |
yuddhe cāpyapasavye bhavanti yuddhāni bhūpānām || 05 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 17.05 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 (17.05). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yuddha, Bhubhrit, Shastra, Aruc, Aruj, Kshuda, Capin, Capya, Capi, Apasavya, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Bhupa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 17.05). 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: “amśuvirodhe yuddhāni bhūbhṛtāṃ śastrarukkṣudavamardāḥ
  • Cannot analyse amśuvirodhe*yu
  • yuddhāni -
  • yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • bhūbhṛtām -
  • bhūbhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śastra -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śastra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aruk -
  • aruc (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    aruc (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aruj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    aruj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣuda -
  • kṣuda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vam -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ardā -
  • ard (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ard (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “yuddhe cāpyapasavye bhavanti yuddhāni bhūpānām
  • yuddhe -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • cāpya -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • apasavye -
  • apasavya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apasavya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apasavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • yuddhāni -
  • yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • bhūpānām -
  • bhūpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 17.05

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 17.05 in Kannada sript:
ಅಮ್ಶುವಿರೋಧೇ ಯುದ್ಧಾನಿ ಭೂಭೃತಾಂ ಶಸ್ತ್ರರುಕ್ಕ್ಷುದವಮರ್ದಾಃ ।
ಯುದ್ಧೇ ಚಾಪ್ಯಪಸವ್ಯೇ ಭವನ್ತಿ ಯುದ್ಧಾನಿ ಭೂಪಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೦೫ ॥

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 17.05 in Gujarati sript:
અમ્શુવિરોધે યુદ્ધાનિ ભૂભૃતાં શસ્ત્રરુક્ક્ષુદવમર્દાઃ ।
યુદ્ધે ચાપ્યપસવ્યે ભવન્તિ યુદ્ધાનિ ભૂપાનામ્ ॥ ૦૫ ॥

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 17.05 in Kannada sript:
ಅಮ್ಶುವಿರೋಧೇ ಯುದ್ಧಾನಿ ಭೂಭೃತಾಂ ಶಸ್ತ್ರರುಕ್ಕ್ಷುದವಮರ್ದಾಃ ।
ಯುದ್ಧೇ ಚಾಪ್ಯಪಸವ್ಯೇ ಭವನ್ತಿ ಯುದ್ಧಾನಿ ಭೂಪಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೦೫ ॥

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