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.

वारुणपौरन्दरयोः सुभिक्षशिववृष्टिहार्दयो लोके ।
गावोऽतिभूरिपयसो निवृत्तवैराश्च भूपालाः ॥ २६ ॥

vāruṇapaurandarayoḥ subhikṣaśivavṛṣṭihārdayo loke |
gāvo'tibhūripayaso nivṛttavairāśca bhūpālāḥ || 26 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 32.26 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 (32.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varuna, Paurandara, Subhiksha, Shiva, Vrishti, Hardi, Loka, Gava, Ati, Bhuri, Payas, Payasa, Nivritta, Vaira, Bhupala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 32.26). 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: “vāruṇapaurandarayoḥ subhikṣaśivavṛṣṭihārdayo loke
  • vāruṇa -
  • vāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paurandarayoḥ -
  • paurandara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    paurandara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • subhikṣa -
  • subhikṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    subhikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiva -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛṣṭi -
  • vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vṛṣṭī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vṛṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vṛṣṭī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hārdayo* -
  • hārdi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “gāvo'tibhūripayaso nivṛttavairāśca bhūpālāḥ
  • gāvo' -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhūri -
  • bhūri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūrī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūrī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • payaso* -
  • payas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    payasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nivṛtta -
  • nivṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nivṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vairāś -
  • vaira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vairā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūpālāḥ -
  • bhūpāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 32.26

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 32.26 in Kannada sript:
ವಾರುಣಪೌರನ್ದರಯೋಃ ಸುಭಿಕ್ಷಶಿವವೃಷ್ಟಿಹಾರ್ದಯೋ ಲೋಕೇ ।
ಗಾವೋಽತಿಭೂರಿಪಯಸೋ ನಿವೃತ್ತವೈರಾಶ್ಚ ಭೂಪಾಲಾಃ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 32.26 in Gujarati sript:
વારુણપૌરન્દરયોઃ સુભિક્ષશિવવૃષ્ટિહાર્દયો લોકે ।
ગાવોઽતિભૂરિપયસો નિવૃત્તવૈરાશ્ચ ભૂપાલાઃ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 32.26 in Kannada sript:
ವಾರುಣಪೌರನ್ದರಯೋಃ ಸುಭಿಕ್ಷಶಿವವೃಷ್ಟಿಹಾರ್ದಯೋ ಲೋಕೇ ।
ಗಾವೋಽತಿಭೂರಿಪಯಸೋ ನಿವೃತ್ತವೈರಾಶ್ಚ ಭೂಪಾಲಾಃ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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