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.

पूर्वोद्भूतैः सस्यनिष्पत्तिरब्दैराग्नेयाशासम्भवैरग्निकोपः ।
याम्ये सस्यं क्षीयते नैरृतेऽर्धं पश्चाज्जातैः शोभना वृष्टिरब्दैः ॥ २३ ॥
[अर्घं । अर्धं]

pūrvodbhūtaiḥ sasyaniṣpattirabdairāgneyāśāsambhavairagnikopaḥ |
yāmye sasyaṃ kṣīyate nairṛte'rdhaṃ paścājjātaiḥ śobhanā vṛṣṭirabdaiḥ || 23 ||
[arghaṃ | ardhaṃ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 24.23 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 (24.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purva, Udbhuta, Sasya, Nishpatti, Abda, Agneya, Bhava, Agnikopa, Yamye, Yamya, Nairrita, Nairriti, Ardha, Shobhana, Vrishti, Argha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 24.23). 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: “pūrvodbhūtaiḥ sasyaniṣpattirabdairāgneyāśāsambhavairagnikopaḥ
  • pūrvo -
  • pūrva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udbhūtaiḥ -
  • udbhūta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    udbhūta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sasya -
  • sasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sas -> sasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sas]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • niṣpattir -
  • niṣpatti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abdair -
  • abda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    abda (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • āgneyā -
  • āgneya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āgneya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āgneyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśāsam -
  • śās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • bhavair -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • agnikopaḥ -
  • agnikopa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yāmye sasyaṃ kṣīyate nairṛte'rdhaṃ paścājjātaiḥ śobhanā vṛṣṭirabdaiḥ || 23 |
  • yāmye -
  • yāmye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāmya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāmya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sasyam -
  • sasya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sasya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣīyate -
  • kṣai (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    kṣī (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    kṣī (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
    kṣī (verb class 9)
    [present passive third single]
  • nairṛte' -
  • nairṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nairṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nairṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse paścājjātaiḥ*śo
  • śobhanā* -
  • śobhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śobhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vṛṣṭir -
  • vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abdaiḥ -
  • abda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    abda (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Cannot analyse 23
  • Line 3: “[arghaṃ
  • argham -
  • argha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 24.23

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 24.23 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವೋದ್ಭೂತೈಃ ಸಸ್ಯನಿಷ್ಪತ್ತಿರಬ್ದೈರಾಗ್ನೇಯಾಶಾಸಮ್ಭವೈರಗ್ನಿಕೋಪಃ ।
ಯಾಮ್ಯೇ ಸಸ್ಯಂ ಕ್ಷೀಯತೇ ನೈರೃತೇಽರ್ಧಂ ಪಶ್ಚಾಜ್ಜಾತೈಃ ಶೋಭನಾ ವೃಷ್ಟಿರಬ್ದೈಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥
[ಅರ್ಘಂ । ಅರ್ಧಂ]

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 24.23 in Gujarati sript:
પૂર્વોદ્ભૂતૈઃ સસ્યનિષ્પત્તિરબ્દૈરાગ્નેયાશાસમ્ભવૈરગ્નિકોપઃ ।
યામ્યે સસ્યં ક્ષીયતે નૈરૃતેઽર્ધં પશ્ચાજ્જાતૈઃ શોભના વૃષ્ટિરબ્દૈઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥
[અર્ઘં । અર્ધં]

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 24.23 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವೋದ್ಭೂತೈಃ ಸಸ್ಯನಿಷ್ಪತ್ತಿರಬ್ದೈರಾಗ್ನೇಯಾಶಾಸಮ್ಭವೈರಗ್ನಿಕೋಪಃ ।
ಯಾಮ್ಯೇ ಸಸ್ಯಂ ಕ್ಷೀಯತೇ ನೈರೃತೇಽರ್ಧಂ ಪಶ್ಚಾಜ್ಜಾತೈಃ ಶೋಭನಾ ವೃಷ್ಟಿರಬ್ದೈಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥
[ಅರ್ಘಂ । ಅರ್ಧಂ]

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