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.

दधिसदृशाग्रो नीलो भानुच्छादी खमध्यगोऽभ्रतरुः ।
पीतच्छुरिताश्च घना घनमूला भूरिवृष्टिकराः ॥ १८ ॥

dadhisadṛśāgro nīlo bhānucchādī khamadhyago'bhrataruḥ |
pītacchuritāśca ghanā ghanamūlā bhūrivṛṣṭikarāḥ || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 30.18 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 (30.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dadhi, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Agra, Nila, Ccha, Khamadhya, Abhrataru, Ghana, Ghanamula, Kara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 30.18). 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: “dadhisadṛśāgro nīlo bhānucchādī khamadhyago'bhrataruḥ
  • dadhi -
  • dadhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sadṛśā -
  • sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sadṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sadṛś (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agro* -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nīlo* -
  • nīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhānu -
  • bhānu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhānu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • cchād -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • khamadhya -
  • khamadhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khamadhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • go' -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    gu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • abhrataruḥ -
  • abhrataru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pītacchuritāśca ghanā ghanamūlā bhūrivṛṣṭikarāḥ
  • Cannot analyse pītacchuritāśca*gh
  • ghanā* -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ghanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ghanamūlā* -
  • ghanamūla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhūrivṛṣṭi -
  • bhūrivṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • karāḥ -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 30.18

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 30.18 in Kannada sript:
ದಧಿಸದೃಶಾಗ್ರೋ ನೀಲೋ ಭಾನುಚ್ಛಾದೀ ಖಮಧ್ಯಗೋಽಭ್ರತರುಃ ।
ಪೀತಚ್ಛುರಿತಾಶ್ಚ ಘನಾ ಘನಮೂಲಾ ಭೂರಿವೃಷ್ಟಿಕರಾಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 30.18 in Gujarati sript:
દધિસદૃશાગ્રો નીલો ભાનુચ્છાદી ખમધ્યગોઽભ્રતરુઃ ।
પીતચ્છુરિતાશ્ચ ઘના ઘનમૂલા ભૂરિવૃષ્ટિકરાઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 30.18 in Kannada sript:
ದಧಿಸದೃಶಾಗ್ರೋ ನೀಲೋ ಭಾನುಚ್ಛಾದೀ ಖಮಧ್ಯಗೋಽಭ್ರತರುಃ ।
ಪೀತಚ್ಛುರಿತಾಶ್ಚ ಘನಾ ಘನಮೂಲಾ ಭೂರಿವೃಷ್ಟಿಕರಾಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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