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.

उल्कानिपातास्तडितोऽशनिश्च दिग्दाहनिर्घातमहीप्रकम्पाः ।
नादा मृगाणां सपतत्रिणां च ग्राह्या यथैव अम्बुधरास्तथैव ॥ २५ ॥

ulkānipātāstaḍito'śaniśca digdāhanirghātamahīprakampāḥ |
nādā mṛgāṇāṃ sapatatriṇāṃ ca grāhyā yathaiva ambudharāstathaiva || 25 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 24.25 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 (24.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ulka, Anipata, Tadit, Tadita, Ashani, Digdaha, Nirghata, Ahi, Prakampa, Nada, Mriga, Trina, Grahi, Grahya, Yatha, Ambudhara, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 24.25). 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: “ulkānipātāstaḍito'śaniśca digdāhanirghātamahīprakampāḥ
  • ulkā -
  • ulka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ulkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anipātās -
  • anipāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • taḍito' -
  • taḍit (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    taḍ -> taḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √taḍ class 10 verb]
    taḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśaniś -
  • aśani (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    aśani (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • digdāha -
  • digdāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirghātam -
  • nirghāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ahī -
  • ahī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ahī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prakampāḥ -
  • prakampa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prakampā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “nādā mṛgāṇāṃ sapatatriṇāṃ ca grāhyā yathaiva ambudharāstathaiva
  • nādā* -
  • nāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mṛgāṇām -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mṛgā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sapata -
  • sap (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • triṇām -
  • triṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • grāhyā* -
  • grāhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    grāhī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    grāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    grāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah]
    grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah], [accusative plural from √grah]
  • yathai -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ambudharās -
  • ambudhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 24.25

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 24.25 in Kannada sript:
ಉಲ್ಕಾನಿಪಾತಾಸ್ತಡಿತೋಽಶನಿಶ್ಚ ದಿಗ್ದಾಹನಿರ್ಘಾತಮಹೀಪ್ರಕಮ್ಪಾಃ ।
ನಾದಾ ಮೃಗಾಣಾಂ ಸಪತತ್ರಿಣಾಂ ಚ ಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯಾ ಯಥೈವ ಅಮ್ಬುಧರಾಸ್ತಥೈವ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 24.25 in Gujarati sript:
ઉલ્કાનિપાતાસ્તડિતોઽશનિશ્ચ દિગ્દાહનિર્ઘાતમહીપ્રકમ્પાઃ ।
નાદા મૃગાણાં સપતત્રિણાં ચ ગ્રાહ્યા યથૈવ અમ્બુધરાસ્તથૈવ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 24.25 in Kannada sript:
ಉಲ್ಕಾನಿಪಾತಾಸ್ತಡಿತೋಽಶನಿಶ್ಚ ದಿಗ್ದಾಹನಿರ್ಘಾತಮಹೀಪ್ರಕಮ್ಪಾಃ ।
ನಾದಾ ಮೃಗಾಣಾಂ ಸಪತತ್ರಿಣಾಂ ಚ ಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯಾ ಯಥೈವ ಅಮ್ಬುಧರಾಸ್ತಥೈವ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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