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.

सविद्युतः सपृषतः सपांशूत्करमारुताः ।
सार्कचन्द्रपरिच्छन्ना धारणाः शुभधारणाः ॥ ४ ॥

savidyutaḥ sapṛṣataḥ sapāṃśūtkaramārutāḥ |
sārkacandraparicchannā dhāraṇāḥ śubhadhāraṇāḥ || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 22.4 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 (22.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Savidyut, Saprishata, Sapa, Amshu, Utkara, Aruta, Sarka, Candra, Paricchanna, Dharana, Shubhadharana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 22.4). 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: “savidyutaḥ sapṛṣataḥ sapāṃśūtkaramārutāḥ
  • savidyutaḥ -
  • savidyut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    savidyut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sapṛṣataḥ -
  • sapṛṣata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sapā -
  • sapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sap (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aṃśū -
  • aṃśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • utkaram -
  • utkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ārutā -
  • āruta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sārkacandraparicchannā dhāraṇāḥ śubhadhāraṇāḥ
  • sārka -
  • sārka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sārka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • candra -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paricchannā* -
  • paricchanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    paricchannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhāraṇāḥ -
  • dhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śubhadhāraṇāḥ -
  • śubhadhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śubhadhāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 22.4

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 22.4 in Kannada sript:
ಸವಿದ್ಯುತಃ ಸಪೃಷತಃ ಸಪಾಂಶೂತ್ಕರಮಾರುತಾಃ ।
ಸಾರ್ಕಚನ್ದ್ರಪರಿಚ್ಛನ್ನಾ ಧಾರಣಾಃ ಶುಭಧಾರಣಾಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 22.4 in Gujarati sript:
સવિદ્યુતઃ સપૃષતઃ સપાંશૂત્કરમારુતાઃ ।
સાર્કચન્દ્રપરિચ્છન્ના ધારણાઃ શુભધારણાઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 22.4 in Kannada sript:
ಸವಿದ್ಯುತಃ ಸಪೃಷತಃ ಸಪಾಂಶೂತ್ಕರಮಾರುತಾಃ ।
ಸಾರ್ಕಚನ್ದ್ರಪರಿಚ್ಛನ್ನಾ ಧಾರಣಾಃ ಶುಭಧಾರಣಾಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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