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.

सरत्नतोयौषधिभिश्चतुर्दिशं तरुप्रवालापिहितैः सुपूजितैः ।
अकालमूलैः कलशैरलङ्कृतं कुशास्तृतं स्थण्डिलमावसेद्द्विजः ॥ ७ ॥

saratnatoyauṣadhibhiścaturdiśaṃ tarupravālāpihitaiḥ supūjitaiḥ |
akālamūlaiḥ kalaśairalaṅkṛtaṃ kuśāstṛtaṃ sthaṇḍilamāvaseddvijaḥ || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 24.7 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 (24.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarat, Nat, Nata, Aushadhi, Aushadhin, Caturdisham, Taru, Pravala, Apihita, Supujita, Akala, Mula, Kalasha, Alankrita, Kusha, Trita, Sthandila, Dvija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 24.7). 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: “saratnatoyauṣadhibhiścaturdiśaṃ tarupravālāpihitaiḥ supūjitaiḥ
  • sarat -
  • sarat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sarat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sṛ -> sarat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]
  • nato -
  • nata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    nat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    natā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nam -> nata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam -> nata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam -> natā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √nam class 1 verb]
  • uyau -
  • -> uya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • auṣadhibhiś -
  • auṣadhi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    auṣadhin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    auṣadhin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • caturdiśam -
  • caturdiśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • taru -
  • taru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    taru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    taru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pravālā -
  • pravāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apihitaiḥ -
  • apihita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    apihita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • supūjitaiḥ -
  • supūjita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    supūjita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “akālamūlaiḥ kalaśairalaṅkṛtaṃ kuśāstṛtaṃ sthaṇḍilamāvaseddvijaḥ
  • akāla -
  • akāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūlaiḥ -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kalaśair -
  • kalaśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • alaṅkṛtam -
  • alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuśās -
  • kuśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kuśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tṛtam -
  • tṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sthaṇḍilam -
  • sthaṇḍila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthaṇḍila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthaṇḍilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vased -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • dvijaḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 24.7

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 24.7 in Kannada sript:
ಸರತ್ನತೋಯೌಷಧಿಭಿಶ್ಚತುರ್ದಿಶಂ ತರುಪ್ರವಾಲಾಪಿಹಿತೈಃ ಸುಪೂಜಿತೈಃ ।
ಅಕಾಲಮೂಲೈಃ ಕಲಶೈರಲಙ್ಕೃತಂ ಕುಶಾಸ್ತೃತಂ ಸ್ಥಣ್ಡಿಲಮಾವಸೇದ್ದ್ವಿಜಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 24.7 in Gujarati sript:
સરત્નતોયૌષધિભિશ્ચતુર્દિશં તરુપ્રવાલાપિહિતૈઃ સુપૂજિતૈઃ ।
અકાલમૂલૈઃ કલશૈરલઙ્કૃતં કુશાસ્તૃતં સ્થણ્ડિલમાવસેદ્દ્વિજઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 24.7 in Kannada sript:
ಸರತ್ನತೋಯೌಷಧಿಭಿಶ್ಚತುರ್ದಿಶಂ ತರುಪ್ರವಾಲಾಪಿಹಿತೈಃ ಸುಪೂಜಿತೈಃ ।
ಅಕಾಲಮೂಲೈಃ ಕಲಶೈರಲಙ್ಕೃತಂ ಕುಶಾಸ್ತೃತಂ ಸ್ಥಣ್ಡಿಲಮಾವಸೇದ್ದ್ವಿಜಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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