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.

अनिलोऽनिलेन निहतः क्षितौ पतन् सस्वनं करोत्यन्ये ।
के चित्त्वदृष्टकारितमिदमन्ये प्राहुराचार्याः ॥ २ ॥
[एके]

anilo'nilena nihataḥ kṣitau patan sasvanaṃ karotyanye |
ke cittvadṛṣṭakāritamidamanye prāhurācāryāḥ || 2 ||
[eke]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 32.2 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 (32.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anila, Nihata, Kshit, Kshita, Kshiti, Patat, Sasvana, Karoti, Anya, Kah, Kim, Cit, Yushmad, Rishta, Karita, Idam, Pra, Ahura, Acari, Acarya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 32.2). 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: “anilo'nilena nihataḥ kṣitau patan sasvanaṃ karotyanye
  • anilo' -
  • anila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nil (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • anilena -
  • anila (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • nihataḥ -
  • nihata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣitau -
  • kṣit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kṣiti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣī -> kṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • patan -
  • patat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pat -> patat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]
  • sasvanam -
  • sasvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sasvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sasvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • karotya -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • anye -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “ke cittvadṛṣṭakāritamidamanye prāhurācāryāḥ || 2 |
  • 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]
  • cit -
  • 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]
  • tvad -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • ṛṣṭa -
  • ṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāritam -
  • kārita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāritā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anye -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahurā -
  • ahura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ācāryāḥ -
  • ācārī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ācāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 2

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 32.2

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 32.2 in Kannada sript:
ಅನಿಲೋಽನಿಲೇನ ನಿಹತಃ ಕ್ಷಿತೌ ಪತನ್ ಸಸ್ವನಂ ಕರೋತ್ಯನ್ಯೇ ।
ಕೇ ಚಿತ್ತ್ವದೃಷ್ಟಕಾರಿತಮಿದಮನ್ಯೇ ಪ್ರಾಹುರಾಚಾರ್ಯಾಃ ॥ ೨ ॥
[ಏಕೇ]

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 32.2 in Gujarati sript:
અનિલોઽનિલેન નિહતઃ ક્ષિતૌ પતન્ સસ્વનં કરોત્યન્યે ।
કે ચિત્ત્વદૃષ્ટકારિતમિદમન્યે પ્રાહુરાચાર્યાઃ ॥ ૨ ॥
[એકે]

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 32.2 in Kannada sript:
ಅನಿಲೋಽನಿಲೇನ ನಿಹತಃ ಕ್ಷಿತೌ ಪತನ್ ಸಸ್ವನಂ ಕರೋತ್ಯನ್ಯೇ ।
ಕೇ ಚಿತ್ತ್ವದೃಷ್ಟಕಾರಿತಮಿದಮನ್ಯೇ ಪ್ರಾಹುರಾಚಾರ್ಯಾಃ ॥ ೨ ॥
[ಏಕೇ]

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