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.

रविरविसुतकेतुपीडिते भे क्षितितनयत्रिविधाद्भुताहते च ।
भवति च न शिवं न चापि वृष्टिः शुभसहिते निरुपद्रवे शिवं च ॥ १० ॥
[हि]

raviravisutaketupīḍite bhe kṣititanayatrividhādbhutāhate ca |
bhavati ca na śivaṃ na cāpi vṛṣṭiḥ śubhasahite nirupadrave śivaṃ ca || 10 ||
[hi]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 23.10 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 (23.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ravi, Avi, Suta, Pidita, Bha, Kshititanaya, Trividha, Bhuta, Ahata, Ahati, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Shivam, Shiva, Capin, Capi, Vrishti, Shubha, Sahita, Nirupadrava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 23.10). 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: “raviravisutaketupīḍite bhe kṣititanayatrividhādbhutāhate ca
  • ravir -
  • ravi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avi -
  • avi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    avi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • suta -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • ketu -
  • ketu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pīḍite -
  • pīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pīḍita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pīḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pīḍ -> pīḍita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
    pīḍ -> pīḍita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [locative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
    pīḍ -> pīḍitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
  • 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]
  • kṣititanaya -
  • kṣititanaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trividhād -
  • trividha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    trividha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhutā -
  • bhuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ahate -
  • ahata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ahata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ahati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “bhavati ca na śivaṃ na cāpi vṛṣṭiḥ śubhasahite nirupadrave śivaṃ ca || 10 |
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śivam -
  • śivam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vṛṣṭiḥ -
  • vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śubha -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sahite -
  • sahita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sahita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sahitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sah class 1 verb], [locative single from √sah class 10 verb]
    sah -> sahita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sah class 1 verb], [locative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sah class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sah class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sah class 10 verb], [locative single from √sah class 10 verb]
    sah -> sahitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sah class 10 verb], [vocative single from √sah class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sah class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sah class 10 verb]
  • nirupadrave -
  • nirupadrava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nirupadrava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nirupadravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śivam -
  • śivam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca* -
  • Cannot analyse 10

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 23.10

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 23.10 in Kannada sript:
ರವಿರವಿಸುತಕೇತುಪೀಡಿತೇ ಭೇ ಕ್ಷಿತಿತನಯತ್ರಿವಿಧಾದ್ಭುತಾಹತೇ ಚ ।
ಭವತಿ ಚ ನ ಶಿವಂ ನ ಚಾಪಿ ವೃಷ್ಟಿಃ ಶುಭಸಹಿತೇ ನಿರುಪದ್ರವೇ ಶಿವಂ ಚ ॥ ೧೦ ॥
[ಹಿ]

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 23.10 in Gujarati sript:
રવિરવિસુતકેતુપીડિતે ભે ક્ષિતિતનયત્રિવિધાદ્ભુતાહતે ચ ।
ભવતિ ચ ન શિવં ન ચાપિ વૃષ્ટિઃ શુભસહિતે નિરુપદ્રવે શિવં ચ ॥ ૧૦ ॥
[હિ]

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 23.10 in Kannada sript:
ರವಿರವಿಸುತಕೇತುಪೀಡಿತೇ ಭೇ ಕ್ಷಿತಿತನಯತ್ರಿವಿಧಾದ್ಭುತಾಹತೇ ಚ ।
ಭವತಿ ಚ ನ ಶಿವಂ ನ ಚಾಪಿ ವೃಷ್ಟಿಃ ಶುಭಸಹಿತೇ ನಿರುಪದ್ರವೇ ಶಿವಂ ಚ ॥ ೧೦ ॥
[ಹಿ]

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