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.

गोधूमशालियवधान्यवरेक्षुवाटा भूः पाल्यते नृपतिभिर्नगराकराढ्या ।
चित्यङ्किता क्रतुवरेष्टिविघुष्टनादा संवत्सरे शिशिरगोरभिसम्प्रवृत्ते ॥ ६ ॥

godhūmaśāliyavadhānyavarekṣuvāṭā bhūḥ pālyate nṛpatibhirnagarākarāḍhyā |
cityaṅkitā kratuvareṣṭivighuṣṭanādā saṃvatsare śiśiragorabhisampravṛtte || 6 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 19.6 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 (19.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Godhuma, Shaliya, Vadha, Yava, Rej, Vata, Bhu, Nripati, Nagara, Akara, Adhya, Cit, Citi, Citya, Ankita, Vara, Ishtin, Ishti, Vighushta, Samvatsara, Shishiragu, Abhisampravritta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 19.6). 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: “godhūmaśāliyavadhānyavarekṣuvāṭā bhūḥ pālyate nṛpatibhirnagarākarāḍhyā
  • godhūma -
  • godhūma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāliya -
  • śāliya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāliya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadhān -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • yava -
  • yava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yavan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • rekṣu -
  • rej (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    rej (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vāṭā* -
  • vāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhūḥ -
  • bhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • pālyate -
  • pāl (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • nṛpatibhir -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nagarā -
  • nagara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akarā -
  • akara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āḍhyā -
  • āḍhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “cityaṅkitā kratuvareṣṭivighuṣṭanādā saṃvatsare śiśiragorabhisampravṛtte
  • citya -
  • citi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    citi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    citī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    citya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    citya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ci -> citya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    ci -> citya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    ci -> citya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    cit -> citya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cit]
    cit -> citya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cit]
    cit -> citya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cit]
    cit (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • aṅkitā -
  • aṅkitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    aṅk (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • kratu -
  • kratu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vare -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • iṣṭi -
  • iṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    iṣṭin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    iṣṭin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    iṣṭī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    iṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    iṣṭī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vighuṣṭa -
  • vighuṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vighuṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nādā -
  • saṃvatsare -
  • saṃvatsara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śiśiragor -
  • śiśiragu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • abhisampravṛtte -
  • abhisampravṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    abhisampravṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    abhisampravṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 19.6

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 19.6 in Kannada sript:
ಗೋಧೂಮಶಾಲಿಯವಧಾನ್ಯವರೇಕ್ಷುವಾಟಾ ಭೂಃ ಪಾಲ್ಯತೇ ನೃಪತಿಭಿರ್ನಗರಾಕರಾಢ್ಯಾ ।
ಚಿತ್ಯಙ್ಕಿತಾ ಕ್ರತುವರೇಷ್ಟಿವಿಘುಷ್ಟನಾದಾ ಸಂವತ್ಸರೇ ಶಿಶಿರಗೋರಭಿಸಮ್ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತೇ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 19.6 in Gujarati sript:
ગોધૂમશાલિયવધાન્યવરેક્ષુવાટા ભૂઃ પાલ્યતે નૃપતિભિર્નગરાકરાઢ્યા ।
ચિત્યઙ્કિતા ક્રતુવરેષ્ટિવિઘુષ્ટનાદા સંવત્સરે શિશિરગોરભિસમ્પ્રવૃત્તે ॥ ૬ ॥

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 19.6 in Kannada sript:
ಗೋಧೂಮಶಾಲಿಯವಧಾನ್ಯವರೇಕ್ಷುವಾಟಾ ಭೂಃ ಪಾಲ್ಯತೇ ನೃಪತಿಭಿರ್ನಗರಾಕರಾಢ್ಯಾ ।
ಚಿತ್ಯಙ್ಕಿತಾ ಕ್ರತುವರೇಷ್ಟಿವಿಘುಷ್ಟನಾದಾ ಸಂವತ್ಸರೇ ಶಿಶಿರಗೋರಭಿಸಮ್ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತೇ ॥ ೬ ॥

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