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.

कोशलकलिङ्गवङ्गा वत्सा मत्स्याश्च मध्यदेशयुताः ।
महतीं व्रजन्ति पीडां नपुंसकाः शूरसेनाश्च ॥ २२ ॥

kośalakaliṅgavaṅgā vatsā matsyāśca madhyadeśayutāḥ |
mahatīṃ vrajanti pīḍāṃ napuṃsakāḥ śūrasenāśca || 22 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 17.22 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 (17.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Koshalaka, Linga, Vanga, Vatsa, Matsya, Madhyadesha, Yuta, Mahati, Vrajat, Vrajanti, Pida, Napumsaka, Shurasena,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 17.22). 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: “kośalakaliṅgavaṅgā vatsā matsyāśca madhyadeśayutāḥ
  • kośalaka -
  • kośalaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kośalaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • liṅga -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    liṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vaṅgā* -
  • vaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vatsā* -
  • vatsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vatsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • matsyāś -
  • matsya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    matsyā (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]
  • madhyadeśa -
  • madhyadeśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhyadeśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yutāḥ -
  • yuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu -> yutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 3 verb]
  • Line 2: “mahatīṃ vrajanti pīḍāṃ napuṃsakāḥ śūrasenāśca
  • mahatīm -
  • mahatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vrajanti -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj -> vrajantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • pīḍām -
  • pīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • napuṃsakāḥ -
  • napuṃsaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    napuṃsakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śūrasenāś -
  • śūrasena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrasenā (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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 17.22

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 17.22 in Kannada sript:
ಕೋಶಲಕಲಿಙ್ಗವಙ್ಗಾ ವತ್ಸಾ ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ಮಧ್ಯದೇಶಯುತಾಃ ।
ಮಹತೀಂ ವ್ರಜನ್ತಿ ಪೀಡಾಂ ನಪುಂಸಕಾಃ ಶೂರಸೇನಾಶ್ಚ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 17.22 in Gujarati sript:
કોશલકલિઙ્ગવઙ્ગા વત્સા મત્સ્યાશ્ચ મધ્યદેશયુતાઃ ।
મહતીં વ્રજન્તિ પીડાં નપુંસકાઃ શૂરસેનાશ્ચ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 17.22 in Kannada sript:
ಕೋಶಲಕಲಿಙ್ಗವಙ್ಗಾ ವತ್ಸಾ ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ಮಧ್ಯದೇಶಯುತಾಃ ।
ಮಹತೀಂ ವ್ರಜನ್ತಿ ಪೀಡಾಂ ನಪುಂಸಕಾಃ ಶೂರಸೇನಾಶ್ಚ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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