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.

उदयशिखरिसंस्थो दुर्निरीक्ष्योऽतिदीप्त्या द्रुतकनकनिकाशः स्निग्धवैदूर्यकान्तिः ।
तदहनि कुरुतेऽम्भस्तोयकाले विवस्वान्प्रतपति यदि चोच्चैः खं गतोऽतीव तीक्ष्णम् ॥ ३ ॥

udayaśikharisaṃstho durnirīkṣyo'tidīptyā drutakanakanikāśaḥ snigdhavaidūryakāntiḥ |
tadahani kurute'mbhastoyakāle vivasvānpratapati yadi coccaiḥ khaṃ gato'tīva tīkṣṇam || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 28.3 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 (28.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Udaya, Shikhari, Shikharin, Samstha, Durnirikshya, Ati, Dipti, Drutakanaka, Nikasha, Snigdha, Vaiduryakanti, Tada, Hani, Han, Kuruta, Ambhastah, Yaka, Ala, Ali, Vivasvat, Pratapat, Yadi, Yad, Uccaih, Ucca, Kham, Kha, Gat, Gata, Ativa, Tikshna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 28.3). 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: “udayaśikharisaṃstho durnirīkṣyo'tidīptyā drutakanakanikāśaḥ snigdhavaidūryakāntiḥ
  • udaya -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śikhari -
  • śikharī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śikharin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śikharin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃstho* -
  • saṃstha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • durnirīkṣyo' -
  • durnirīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dīptyā* -
  • dīpti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dīptī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • drutakanaka -
  • drutakanaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    drutakanaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nikāśaḥ -
  • nikāśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • snigdha -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snigdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
  • vaidūryakāntiḥ -
  • vaidūryakānti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vaidūryakānti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tadahani kurute'mbhastoyakāle vivasvānpratapati yadi coccaiḥ khaṃ gato'tīva tīkṣṇam
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hani -
  • hani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    hanī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kurute' -
  • kurutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present middle third single]
  • ambhasto -
  • ambhastaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yakā -
  • yaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ale -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vivasvān -
  • vivasvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratapati -
  • pratapat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pratapat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uccaiḥ -
  • uccaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ucca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ucca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kham -
  • kham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    khā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gato' -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atīva -
  • atīva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atīva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tīkṣṇam -
  • tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 28.3

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 28.3 in Kannada sript:
ಉದಯಶಿಖರಿಸಂಸ್ಥೋ ದುರ್ನಿರೀಕ್ಷ್ಯೋಽತಿದೀಪ್ತ್ಯಾ ದ್ರುತಕನಕನಿಕಾಶಃ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧವೈದೂರ್ಯಕಾನ್ತಿಃ ।
ತದಹನಿ ಕುರುತೇಽಮ್ಭಸ್ತೋಯಕಾಲೇ ವಿವಸ್ವಾನ್ಪ್ರತಪತಿ ಯದಿ ಚೋಚ್ಚೈಃ ಖಂ ಗತೋಽತೀವ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 28.3 in Gujarati sript:
ઉદયશિખરિસંસ્થો દુર્નિરીક્ષ્યોઽતિદીપ્ત્યા દ્રુતકનકનિકાશઃ સ્નિગ્ધવૈદૂર્યકાન્તિઃ ।
તદહનિ કુરુતેઽમ્ભસ્તોયકાલે વિવસ્વાન્પ્રતપતિ યદિ ચોચ્ચૈઃ ખં ગતોઽતીવ તીક્ષ્ણમ્ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 28.3 in Kannada sript:
ಉದಯಶಿಖರಿಸಂಸ್ಥೋ ದುರ್ನಿರೀಕ್ಷ್ಯೋಽತಿದೀಪ್ತ್ಯಾ ದ್ರುತಕನಕನಿಕಾಶಃ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧವೈದೂರ್ಯಕಾನ್ತಿಃ ।
ತದಹನಿ ಕುರುತೇಽಮ್ಭಸ್ತೋಯಕಾಲೇ ವಿವಸ್ವಾನ್ಪ್ರತಪತಿ ಯದಿ ಚೋಚ್ಚೈಃ ಖಂ ಗತೋಽತೀವ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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