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.

ऐन्द्राग्न्याख्ये वैश्वे च विंशतिः सार्पभे दश त्र्यधिकाः ।
आहिर्बुध्न्यार्यम्णप्राजापत्येषु पञ्चकृतिः ॥ ८ ॥
[ऐन्द्राग्नाख्ये]

aindrāgnyākhye vaiśve ca viṃśatiḥ sārpabhe daśa tryadhikāḥ |
āhirbudhnyāryamṇaprājāpatyeṣu pañcakṛtiḥ || 8 ||
[aindrāgnākhye]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 23.8 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 (23.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aindragni, Aindragnya, Akhya, Vaishva, Vimshati, Sarpa, Bha, Dasha, Dashan, Tri, Adhika, Ahirbudhnya, Aryamna, Prajapatya, Panca, Pancan, Kriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 23.8). 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: “aindrāgnyākhye vaiśve ca viṃśatiḥ sārpabhe daśa tryadhikāḥ
  • aindrāgnyā -
  • aindrāgnī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    aindrāgnya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aindrāgnya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aindrāgnyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākhye -
  • ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vaiśve -
  • vaiśva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaiśva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṃśatiḥ -
  • viṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṃśati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sārpa -
  • sārpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sārpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhe -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • trya -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • adhikāḥ -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    adhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “āhirbudhnyāryamṇaprājāpatyeṣu pañcakṛtiḥ || 8 |
  • āhirbudhnyā -
  • āhirbudhnya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āryamṇa -
  • āryamṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prājāpatyeṣu -
  • prājāpatya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    prājāpatya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṛtiḥ -
  • kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 8

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 23.8

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 23.8 in Kannada sript:
ಐನ್ದ್ರಾಗ್ನ್ಯಾಖ್ಯೇ ವೈಶ್ವೇ ಚ ವಿಂಶತಿಃ ಸಾರ್ಪಭೇ ದಶ ತ್ರ್ಯಧಿಕಾಃ ।
ಆಹಿರ್ಬುಧ್ನ್ಯಾರ್ಯಮ್ಣಪ್ರಾಜಾಪತ್ಯೇಷು ಪಞ್ಚಕೃತಿಃ ॥ ೮ ॥
[ಐನ್ದ್ರಾಗ್ನಾಖ್ಯೇ]

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 23.8 in Gujarati sript:
ઐન્દ્રાગ્ન્યાખ્યે વૈશ્વે ચ વિંશતિઃ સાર્પભે દશ ત્ર્યધિકાઃ ।
આહિર્બુધ્ન્યાર્યમ્ણપ્રાજાપત્યેષુ પઞ્ચકૃતિઃ ॥ ૮ ॥
[ઐન્દ્રાગ્નાખ્યે]

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 23.8 in Kannada sript:
ಐನ್ದ್ರಾಗ್ನ್ಯಾಖ್ಯೇ ವೈಶ್ವೇ ಚ ವಿಂಶತಿಃ ಸಾರ್ಪಭೇ ದಶ ತ್ರ್ಯಧಿಕಾಃ ।
ಆಹಿರ್ಬುಧ್ನ್ಯಾರ್ಯಮ್ಣಪ್ರಾಜಾಪತ್ಯೇಷು ಪಞ್ಚಕೃತಿಃ ॥ ೮ ॥
[ಐನ್ದ್ರಾಗ್ನಾಖ್ಯೇ]

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