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.

अपसव्ये संग्रामः सव्ये सेनासमागमः शान्ते ।
मृगचक्रे पवने वा सन्ध्यायां मिश्रगे वृष्टिः ॥ ४ ॥

apasavye saṃgrāmaḥ savye senāsamāgamaḥ śānte |
mṛgacakre pavane vā sandhyāyāṃ miśrage vṛṣṭiḥ || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 30.4 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 (30.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apasavya, Sangrama, Savya, Sena, Samagama, Shanta, Shanti, Mrigacakra, Pavana, Sandhya, Mishra, Mishri, Aga, Vrishti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 30.4). 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: “apasavye saṃgrāmaḥ savye senāsamāgamaḥ śānte
  • apasavye -
  • apasavya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apasavya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apasavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saṅgrāmaḥ -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • savye -
  • savya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    savya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    savyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb], [locative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative single from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> savyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 6 verb], [locative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> savyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb]
  • senā -
  • senā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • samāgamaḥ -
  • samāgama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śānte -
  • śānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śānta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śānti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    śānti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śam class 4 verb], [locative single from √śam class 9 verb]
    śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [locative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [locative single from √śam class 9 verb]
    śam -> śāntā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “mṛgacakre pavane sandhyāyāṃ miśrage vṛṣṭiḥ
  • mṛgacakre -
  • mṛgacakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pavane -
  • pavana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pavana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pavanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sandhyāyām -
  • sandhyā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • miśra -
  • miśra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    miśra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    miśṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    miśṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    miśṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • age -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    agā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vṛṣṭiḥ -
  • vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 30.4

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 30.4 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪಸವ್ಯೇ ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮಃ ಸವ್ಯೇ ಸೇನಾಸಮಾಗಮಃ ಶಾನ್ತೇ ।
ಮೃಗಚಕ್ರೇ ಪವನೇ ವಾ ಸನ್ಧ್ಯಾಯಾಂ ಮಿಶ್ರಗೇ ವೃಷ್ಟಿಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 30.4 in Gujarati sript:
અપસવ્યે સંગ્રામઃ સવ્યે સેનાસમાગમઃ શાન્તે ।
મૃગચક્રે પવને વા સન્ધ્યાયાં મિશ્રગે વૃષ્ટિઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 30.4 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪಸವ್ಯೇ ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮಃ ಸವ್ಯೇ ಸೇನಾಸಮಾಗಮಃ ಶಾನ್ತೇ ।
ಮೃಗಚಕ್ರೇ ಪವನೇ ವಾ ಸನ್ಧ್ಯಾಯಾಂ ಮಿಶ್ರಗೇ ವೃಷ್ಟಿಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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