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.

आर्द्रं द्रव्यं स्पृशति यदि वा वारि तत्संज्ञकं वा तोयासन्नो भवति यदि वा तोयकार्योन्मुखो वा ।
प्रष्टा वाच्यः सलिलमचिरादस्ति निःसंशयेन पृच्छाकाले सलिलमिति वा श्रूयते यत्र शब्दः ॥ २ ॥

ārdraṃ dravyaṃ spṛśati yadi vā vāri tatsaṃjñakaṃ vā toyāsanno bhavati yadi vā toyakāryonmukho vā |
praṣṭā vācyaḥ salilamacirādasti niḥsaṃśayena pṛcchākāle salilamiti vā śrūyate yatra śabdaḥ || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 28.2 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 (28.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ardra, Dravya, Dravi, Sprishat, Yadi, Yad, Var, Vari, Tat, Tad, Sanjnaka, Toya, Asanna, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Kari, Karya, Unmukha, Prashta, Vaci, Vacya, Salila, Acirat, Acira, Asti, Nihsamshaya, Priccha, Akale, Akala, Iti, Yatra, Shabda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 28.2). 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: “ārdraṃ dravyaṃ spṛśati yadi vāri tatsaṃjñakaṃ toyāsanno bhavati yadi toyakāryonmukho
  • ārdram -
  • ārdra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārdra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ārdrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dravyam -
  • dravya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dravyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dravī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • spṛśati -
  • spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
    spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
    spṛś (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vāri -
  • vāri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vārī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sañjñakam -
  • sañjñaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sañjñaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sañjñakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • toyā -
  • toya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    toyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asanno* -
  • asanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • toya -
  • toya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāryo -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kāri (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kārī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • unmukho* -
  • unmukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “praṣṭā vācyaḥ salilamacirādasti niḥsaṃśayena pṛcchākāle salilamiti śrūyate yatra śabdaḥ
  • praṣṭā* -
  • praṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vācyaḥ -
  • vācī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vācya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac]
  • salilam -
  • salila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    salila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    salilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • acirād -
  • acirāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    acira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    acira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • niḥsaṃśayena -
  • niḥsaṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    niḥsaṃśaya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pṛcchā -
  • pṛccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pṛccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pṛcchā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    praś (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akāle -
  • akāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akāle (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    akāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    akāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    akālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • salilam -
  • salila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    salila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    salilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śrūyate -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śabdaḥ -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 28.2

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 28.2 in Kannada sript:
ಆರ್ದ್ರಂ ದ್ರವ್ಯಂ ಸ್ಪೃಶತಿ ಯದಿ ವಾ ವಾರಿ ತತ್ಸಂಜ್ಞಕಂ ವಾ ತೋಯಾಸನ್ನೋ ಭವತಿ ಯದಿ ವಾ ತೋಯಕಾರ್ಯೋನ್ಮುಖೋ ವಾ ।
ಪ್ರಷ್ಟಾ ವಾಚ್ಯಃ ಸಲಿಲಮಚಿರಾದಸ್ತಿ ನಿಃಸಂಶಯೇನ ಪೃಚ್ಛಾಕಾಲೇ ಸಲಿಲಮಿತಿ ವಾ ಶ್ರೂಯತೇ ಯತ್ರ ಶಬ್ದಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 28.2 in Gujarati sript:
આર્દ્રં દ્રવ્યં સ્પૃશતિ યદિ વા વારિ તત્સંજ્ઞકં વા તોયાસન્નો ભવતિ યદિ વા તોયકાર્યોન્મુખો વા ।
પ્રષ્ટા વાચ્યઃ સલિલમચિરાદસ્તિ નિઃસંશયેન પૃચ્છાકાલે સલિલમિતિ વા શ્રૂયતે યત્ર શબ્દઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 28.2 in Kannada sript:
ಆರ್ದ್ರಂ ದ್ರವ್ಯಂ ಸ್ಪೃಶತಿ ಯದಿ ವಾ ವಾರಿ ತತ್ಸಂಜ್ಞಕಂ ವಾ ತೋಯಾಸನ್ನೋ ಭವತಿ ಯದಿ ವಾ ತೋಯಕಾರ್ಯೋನ್ಮುಖೋ ವಾ ।
ಪ್ರಷ್ಟಾ ವಾಚ್ಯಃ ಸಲಿಲಮಚಿರಾದಸ್ತಿ ನಿಃಸಂಶಯೇನ ಪೃಚ್ಛಾಕಾಲೇ ಸಲಿಲಮಿತಿ ವಾ ಶ್ರೂಯತೇ ಯತ್ರ ಶಬ್ದಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

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