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.

आलभ्य मन्त्रेण महाव्रतेन बीजानि सर्वाणि निधाय कुम्भे ।
प्लाव्यानि चामीकरदर्भतोयैर्होमो मरुद्वारुणसोम मन्त्रैः ॥ ८ ॥
[सौम्य]

ālabhya mantreṇa mahāvratena bījāni sarvāṇi nidhāya kumbhe |
plāvyāni cāmīkaradarbhatoyairhomo marudvāruṇasoma mantraiḥ || 8 ||
[saumya]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 24.8 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:

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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 (24.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alabhya, Mantra, Mahavrata, Bija, Sarva, Sarvani, Nidhaya, Kumbha, Plavya, Camikara, Yah, Yat, Homa, Marut, Varuna, Soma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 24.8). 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: “ālabhya mantreṇa mahāvratena bījāni sarvāṇi nidhāya kumbhe
  • ālabhya -
  • ālabhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ālabhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mantreṇa -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahāvratena -
  • mahāvrata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahāvrata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bījāni -
  • bīja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarvāṇi -
  • sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nidhāya -
  • nidhāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kumbhe -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kumbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “plāvyāni cāmīkaradarbhatoyairhomo marudvāruṇasoma mantraiḥ || 8 |
  • plāvyāni -
  • plāvya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    plav -> plāvya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √plav class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √plav class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √plav class 1 verb]
    plu -> plāvya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √plu], [vocative plural from √plu], [accusative plural from √plu]
  • cāmīkara -
  • cāmīkara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāmīkara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darbhato -
  • dṛbh (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • yair -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • homo* -
  • homa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • marud -
  • marut (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    marut (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • vāruṇa -
  • vāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • soma -
  • soma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    soma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    soman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • mantraiḥ -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Cannot analyse 8

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 24.8

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 24.8 in Kannada sript:
ಆಲಭ್ಯ ಮನ್ತ್ರೇಣ ಮಹಾವ್ರತೇನ ಬೀಜಾನಿ ಸರ್ವಾಣಿ ನಿಧಾಯ ಕುಮ್ಭೇ ।
ಪ್ಲಾವ್ಯಾನಿ ಚಾಮೀಕರದರ್ಭತೋಯೈರ್ಹೋಮೋ ಮರುದ್ವಾರುಣಸೋಮ ಮನ್ತ್ರೈಃ ॥ ೮ ॥
[ಸೌಮ್ಯ]

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 24.8 in Gujarati sript:
આલભ્ય મન્ત્રેણ મહાવ્રતેન બીજાનિ સર્વાણિ નિધાય કુમ્ભે ।
પ્લાવ્યાનિ ચામીકરદર્ભતોયૈર્હોમો મરુદ્વારુણસોમ મન્ત્રૈઃ ॥ ૮ ॥
[સૌમ્ય]

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 24.8 in Kannada sript:
ಆಲಭ್ಯ ಮನ್ತ್ರೇಣ ಮಹಾವ್ರತೇನ ಬೀಜಾನಿ ಸರ್ವಾಣಿ ನಿಧಾಯ ಕುಮ್ಭೇ ।
ಪ್ಲಾವ್ಯಾನಿ ಚಾಮೀಕರದರ್ಭತೋಯೈರ್ಹೋಮೋ ಮರುದ್ವಾರುಣಸೋಮ ಮನ್ತ್ರೈಃ ॥ ೮ ॥
[ಸೌಮ್ಯ]

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