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.

दीप्तौजसः प्रचण्डाः पीड्यन्ते चाश्मकाङ्गबाह्लीकाः ।
तङ्गणकलिङ्गवङ्गद्रविडाः शबरा अनेकविधाः ॥ १५ ॥
[द्रविणाः । शबराश्च नैकविधाः]

dīptaujasaḥ pracaṇḍāḥ pīḍyante cāśmakāṅgabāhlīkāḥ |
taṅgaṇakaliṅgavaṅgadraviḍāḥ śabarā anekavidhāḥ || 15 ||
[draviṇāḥ | śabarāśca naikavidhāḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 32.15 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 (32.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Diptaujas, Pracanda, Ashmaka, Anga, Bahlika, Tangana, Kalinga, Vangat, Ravin, Ida, Shabara, Anekavidha, Dravina, Dravinas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 32.15). 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: “dīptaujasaḥ pracaṇḍāḥ pīḍyante cāśmakāṅgabāhlīkāḥ
  • dīptaujasaḥ -
  • dīptaujas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dīptaujas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pracaṇḍāḥ -
  • pracaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pracaṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pīḍyante -
  • pīḍ (verb class 10)
    [present passive third plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśmakā -
  • aśmaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṅga -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bāhlīkāḥ -
  • bāhlīka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bāhlīkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “taṅgaṇakaliṅgavaṅgadraviḍāḥ śabarā anekavidhāḥ || 15 |
  • taṅgaṇa -
  • taṅgaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaliṅga -
  • kaliṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaṅgad -
  • vaṅg -> vaṅgat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vaṅg class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vaṅg class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vaṅg class 1 verb]
  • ravi -
  • ravi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ravin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ravin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • iḍāḥ -
  • iḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    iḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śabarā* -
  • śabara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śabarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • anekavidhāḥ -
  • anekavidha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anekavidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 15
  • Line 3: “[draviṇāḥ
  • draviṇāḥ -
  • draviṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    draviṇas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 32.15

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 32.15 in Kannada sript:
ದೀಪ್ತೌಜಸಃ ಪ್ರಚಣ್ಡಾಃ ಪೀಡ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಚಾಶ್ಮಕಾಙ್ಗಬಾಹ್ಲೀಕಾಃ ।
ತಙ್ಗಣಕಲಿಙ್ಗವಙ್ಗದ್ರವಿಡಾಃ ಶಬರಾ ಅನೇಕವಿಧಾಃ ॥ ೧೫ ॥
[ದ್ರವಿಣಾಃ । ಶಬರಾಶ್ಚ ನೈಕವಿಧಾಃ]

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 32.15 in Gujarati sript:
દીપ્તૌજસઃ પ્રચણ્ડાઃ પીડ્યન્તે ચાશ્મકાઙ્ગબાહ્લીકાઃ ।
તઙ્ગણકલિઙ્ગવઙ્ગદ્રવિડાઃ શબરા અનેકવિધાઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥
[દ્રવિણાઃ । શબરાશ્ચ નૈકવિધાઃ]

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 32.15 in Kannada sript:
ದೀಪ್ತೌಜಸಃ ಪ್ರಚಣ್ಡಾಃ ಪೀಡ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಚಾಶ್ಮಕಾಙ್ಗಬಾಹ್ಲೀಕಾಃ ।
ತಙ್ಗಣಕಲಿಙ್ಗವಙ್ಗದ್ರವಿಡಾಃ ಶಬರಾ ಅನೇಕವಿಧಾಃ ॥ ೧೫ ॥
[ದ್ರವಿಣಾಃ । ಶಬರಾಶ್ಚ ನೈಕವಿಧಾಃ]

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