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.

सपांशुवर्षाः सापश्च शुभा बालक्रिया अपि ।
पक्षिणां सुस्वरा वाचः क्रीडा पांशुजलादिषु ॥ ६ ॥

sapāṃśuvarṣāḥ sāpaśca śubhā bālakriyā api |
pakṣiṇāṃ susvarā vācaḥ krīḍā pāṃśujalādiṣu || 6 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 22.6 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 (22.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sapa, Varsha, Pashca, Shubha, Balakriya, Api, Pakshin, Susvara, Vac, Vaca, Krida, Pamshu, Jala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 22.6). 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: “sapāṃśuvarṣāḥ sāpaśca śubhā bālakriyā api
  • sapā -
  • sapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sap (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aṃśu -
  • aṃśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • varṣāḥ -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • paśca -
  • paśca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śubhā* -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bālakriyā* -
  • bālakriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “pakṣiṇāṃ susvarā vācaḥ krīḍā pāṃśujalādiṣu
  • pakṣiṇām -
  • pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • susvarā* -
  • susvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    susvarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vācaḥ -
  • vāc (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • krīḍā -
  • krīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāṃśu -
  • pāṃśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pāṃśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pāṃśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jalād -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 22.6

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 22.6 in Kannada sript:
ಸಪಾಂಶುವರ್ಷಾಃ ಸಾಪಶ್ಚ ಶುಭಾ ಬಾಲಕ್ರಿಯಾ ಅಪಿ ।
ಪಕ್ಷಿಣಾಂ ಸುಸ್ವರಾ ವಾಚಃ ಕ್ರೀಡಾ ಪಾಂಶುಜಲಾದಿಷು ॥ 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 22.6 in Gujarati sript:
સપાંશુવર્ષાઃ સાપશ્ચ શુભા બાલક્રિયા અપિ ।
પક્ષિણાં સુસ્વરા વાચઃ ક્રીડા પાંશુજલાદિષુ ॥ 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 22.6 in Kannada sript:
ಸಪಾಂಶುವರ್ಷಾಃ ಸಾಪಶ್ಚ ಶುಭಾ ಬಾಲಕ್ರಿಯಾ ಅಪಿ ।
ಪಕ್ಷಿಣಾಂ ಸುಸ್ವರಾ ವಾಚಃ ಕ್ರೀಡಾ ಪಾಂಶುಜಲಾದಿಷು ॥ ೬ ॥

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