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.

अतिमुक्तककुन्दाभ्यां कर्पासं सर्षपान्वदेदशनैः ।
बदरीभिश्च कुलत्थांश्चिरविल्वेनादिशेत्मुद्गान् ॥ ५ ॥
[चिरबिल्वेन]

atimuktakakundābhyāṃ karpāsaṃ sarṣapānvadedaśanaiḥ |
badarībhiśca kulatthāṃściravilvenādiśetmudgān || 5 ||
[cirabilvena]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 29.5 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 (29.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atimuktaka, Kunda, Karpasa, Sarshapa, Ashana, Badari, Kulattha, Cira, Vilva, Nri, Mudga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 29.5). 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: “atimuktakakundābhyāṃ karpāsaṃ sarṣapānvadedaśanaiḥ
  • atimuktaka -
  • atimuktaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kundābhyām -
  • kunda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    kunda (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    kundā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • karpāsam -
  • karpāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karpāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sarṣapān -
  • sarṣapa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vaded -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • aśanaiḥ -
  • aśana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    aśana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “badarībhiśca kulatthāṃściravilvenādiśetmudgān || 5 |
  • badarībhiś -
  • badarī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kulatthāṃś -
  • kulattha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cira -
  • cira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vilve -
  • vilva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vilva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vilvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • diśet -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • mudgān -
  • mudga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 5

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 29.5

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 29.5 in Kannada sript:
ಅತಿಮುಕ್ತಕಕುನ್ದಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಕರ್ಪಾಸಂ ಸರ್ಷಪಾನ್ವದೇದಶನೈಃ ।
ಬದರೀಭಿಶ್ಚ ಕುಲತ್ಥಾಂಶ್ಚಿರವಿಲ್ವೇನಾದಿಶೇತ್ಮುದ್ಗಾನ್ ॥ ೫ ॥
[ಚಿರಬಿಲ್ವೇನ]

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 29.5 in Gujarati sript:
અતિમુક્તકકુન્દાભ્યાં કર્પાસં સર્ષપાન્વદેદશનૈઃ ।
બદરીભિશ્ચ કુલત્થાંશ્ચિરવિલ્વેનાદિશેત્મુદ્ગાન્ ॥ ૫ ॥
[ચિરબિલ્વેન]

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 29.5 in Kannada sript:
ಅತಿಮುಕ್ತಕಕುನ್ದಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಕರ್ಪಾಸಂ ಸರ್ಷಪಾನ್ವದೇದಶನೈಃ ।
ಬದರೀಭಿಶ್ಚ ಕುಲತ್ಥಾಂಶ್ಚಿರವಿಲ್ವೇನಾದಿಶೇತ್ಮುದ್ಗಾನ್ ॥ ೫ ॥
[ಚಿರಬಿಲ್ವೇನ]

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