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.

गर्भः पुष्टः प्रसवे ग्रहोपघातादिभिर्यदि न वृष्टः ।
आत्मीयगर्भसमये करकामिश्रं ददात्यम्भः ॥ ३५ ॥

garbhaḥ puṣṭaḥ prasave grahopaghātādibhiryadi na vṛṣṭaḥ |
ātmīyagarbhasamaye karakāmiśraṃ dadātyambhaḥ || 35 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 21.35 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 (21.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Garbha, Pushta, Prasava, Graha, Upaghata, Yadi, Yad, Vrishta, Atmiya, Garbhasamaya, Karaka, Amishra, Dadati, Ambhas, Ambha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 21.35). 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: “garbhaḥ puṣṭaḥ prasave grahopaghātādibhiryadi na vṛṣṭaḥ
  • garbhaḥ -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṣṭaḥ -
  • puṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    puṣ -> puṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √puṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √puṣ class 9 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √puṣ class 4 verb]
    puch -> puṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √puch class 1 verb]
  • prasave -
  • prasava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • graho -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    graha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upaghātād -
  • upaghāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛṣṭaḥ -
  • vṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛṣ -> vṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛś -> vṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛś class 4 verb]
  • Line 2: “ātmīyagarbhasamaye karakāmiśraṃ dadātyambhaḥ
  • ātmīya -
  • ātmīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ātmīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • garbhasamaye -
  • garbhasamaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • karakā -
  • karaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • amiśram -
  • amiśra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amiśra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amiśrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dadātya -
  • dadāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • ambhaḥ -
  • ambhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 21.35

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 21.35 in Kannada sript:
ಗರ್ಭಃ ಪುಷ್ಟಃ ಪ್ರಸವೇ ಗ್ರಹೋಪಘಾತಾದಿಭಿರ್ಯದಿ ನ ವೃಷ್ಟಃ ।
ಆತ್ಮೀಯಗರ್ಭಸಮಯೇ ಕರಕಾಮಿಶ್ರಂ ದದಾತ್ಯಮ್ಭಃ ॥ ೩೫ ॥

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 21.35 in Gujarati sript:
ગર્ભઃ પુષ્ટઃ પ્રસવે ગ્રહોપઘાતાદિભિર્યદિ ન વૃષ્ટઃ ।
આત્મીયગર્ભસમયે કરકામિશ્રં દદાત્યમ્ભઃ ॥ ૩૫ ॥

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 21.35 in Kannada sript:
ಗರ್ಭಃ ಪುಷ್ಟಃ ಪ್ರಸವೇ ಗ್ರಹೋಪಘಾತಾದಿಭಿರ್ಯದಿ ನ ವೃಷ್ಟಃ ।
ಆತ್ಮೀಯಗರ್ಭಸಮಯೇ ಕರಕಾಮಿಶ್ರಂ ದದಾತ್ಯಮ್ಭಃ ॥ ೩೫ ॥

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