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.

पवनघनवृष्टियुक्ताश्चैत्रे गर्भाः शुभाः सपरिवेषाः ।
घनपवनसलिलविद्युत्स्तनितैश्च हिताय वैशाखे ॥ २२ ॥

pavanaghanavṛṣṭiyuktāścaitre garbhāḥ śubhāḥ sapariveṣāḥ |
ghanapavanasalilavidyutstanitaiśca hitāya vaiśākhe || 22 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 21.22 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (21.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pavana, Ghana, Vrishti, Yukta, Caitra, Garbha, Shubha, Sapa, Vesha, Salila, Vidyut, Stanita, Hita, Vaishakha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 21.22). 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: “pavanaghanavṛṣṭiyuktāścaitre garbhāḥ śubhāḥ sapariveṣāḥ
  • pavana -
  • pavana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pavana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghana -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛṣṭi -
  • vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vṛṣṭī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vṛṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vṛṣṭī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yuktāś -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • caitre -
  • caitra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caitra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    caitrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • garbhāḥ -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    garbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śubhāḥ -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sapa -
  • sapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sap (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • veṣāḥ -
  • veṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    veṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ghanapavanasalilavidyutstanitaiśca hitāya vaiśākhe
  • ghana -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pavana -
  • pavana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pavana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • salila -
  • salila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    salila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyut -
  • vidyut (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidyut (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • stanitaiś -
  • stanita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    stanita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    stan -> stanita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √stan class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √stan]
    stan -> stanita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √stan class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √stan]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hitāya -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    hita (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • vaiśākhe -
  • vaiśākha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaiśākha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vaiśākhā (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 21.22

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 21.22 in Kannada sript:
ಪವನಘನವೃಷ್ಟಿಯುಕ್ತಾಶ್ಚೈತ್ರೇ ಗರ್ಭಾಃ ಶುಭಾಃ ಸಪರಿವೇಷಾಃ ।
ಘನಪವನಸಲಿಲವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಸ್ತನಿತೈಶ್ಚ ಹಿತಾಯ ವೈಶಾಖೇ ॥ 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 21.22 in Gujarati sript:
પવનઘનવૃષ્ટિયુક્તાશ્ચૈત્રે ગર્ભાઃ શુભાઃ સપરિવેષાઃ ।
ઘનપવનસલિલવિદ્યુત્સ્તનિતૈશ્ચ હિતાય વૈશાખે ॥ 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 21.22 in Kannada sript:
ಪವನಘನವೃಷ್ಟಿಯುಕ್ತಾಶ್ಚೈತ್ರೇ ಗರ್ಭಾಃ ಶುಭಾಃ ಸಪರಿವೇಷಾಃ ।
ಘನಪವನಸಲಿಲವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಸ್ತನಿತೈಶ್ಚ ಹಿತಾಯ ವೈಶಾಖೇ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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