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.

एकं दीप्त्या योजनं भाति सन्ध्या विद्युद्भासा षट् प्रकाशीकरोति ।
पञ्चाब्दानां गर्जितं याति शब्दो नास्तीयत्ता के चिदुल्कानिपाते ॥ ३२ ॥
[का चिद्]

ekaṃ dīptyā yojanaṃ bhāti sandhyā vidyudbhāsā ṣaṭ prakāśīkaroti |
pañcābdānāṃ garjitaṃ yāti śabdo nāstīyattā ke cidulkānipāte || 32 ||
[kā cid]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 30.32 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 (30.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Dipti, Yojana, Sandhi, Sandhya, Vidyut, Bhas, Bhasa, Shat, Shash, Prakashin, Karoti, Pancabda, Garjita, Yat, Yati, Shabda, Nasti, Iyatta, Kah, Kim, Cit, Ulka, Anipata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 30.32). 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: “ekaṃ dīptyā yojanaṃ bhāti sandhyā vidyudbhāsā ṣaṭ prakāśīkaroti
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dīptyā* -
  • dīpti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dīptī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yojanam -
  • yojana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yojanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāti -
  • bhāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • sandhyā* -
  • sandhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sandhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sandhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vidyud -
  • vidyut (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidyut (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāsā -
  • bhās (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṣaṭ -
  • ṣaṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prakāśī -
  • prakāśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “pañcābdānāṃ garjitaṃ yāti śabdo nāstīyattā ke cidulkānipāte || 32 |
  • pañcābdānām -
  • pañcābdā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • garjitam -
  • garjita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    garjita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    garjitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yāti -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • śabdo* -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāstī -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • iyattā -
  • iyattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ulkā -
  • ulka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ulkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anipāte -
  • anipāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse 32

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 30.32

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 30.32 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕಂ ದೀಪ್ತ್ಯಾ ಯೋಜನಂ ಭಾತಿ ಸನ್ಧ್ಯಾ ವಿದ್ಯುದ್ಭಾಸಾ ಷಟ್ ಪ್ರಕಾಶೀಕರೋತಿ ।
ಪಞ್ಚಾಬ್ದಾನಾಂ ಗರ್ಜಿತಂ ಯಾತಿ ಶಬ್ದೋ ನಾಸ್ತೀಯತ್ತಾ ಕೇ ಚಿದುಲ್ಕಾನಿಪಾತೇ ॥ ೩೨ ॥
[ಕಾ ಚಿದ್]

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 30.32 in Gujarati sript:
એકં દીપ્ત્યા યોજનં ભાતિ સન્ધ્યા વિદ્યુદ્ભાસા ષટ્ પ્રકાશીકરોતિ ।
પઞ્ચાબ્દાનાં ગર્જિતં યાતિ શબ્દો નાસ્તીયત્તા કે ચિદુલ્કાનિપાતે ॥ ૩૨ ॥
[કા ચિદ્]

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 30.32 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕಂ ದೀಪ್ತ್ಯಾ ಯೋಜನಂ ಭಾತಿ ಸನ್ಧ್ಯಾ ವಿದ್ಯುದ್ಭಾಸಾ ಷಟ್ ಪ್ರಕಾಶೀಕರೋತಿ ।
ಪಞ್ಚಾಬ್ದಾನಾಂ ಗರ್ಜಿತಂ ಯಾತಿ ಶಬ್ದೋ ನಾಸ್ತೀಯತ್ತಾ ಕೇ ಚಿದುಲ್ಕಾನಿಪಾತೇ ॥ ೩೨ ॥
[ಕಾ ಚಿದ್]

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