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.

ध्वजझषगिरिकरिकमलेन्दुतुरगसन्तप्तरजतहंसाभाः ।
श्रीवृक्ष शिवसुभिक्षाः ॥ १० ॥
[करिगिरि । श्रीवत्सवज्रशङ्खस्वस्तिकरूपाः । श्रीवृक्ष]

dhvajajhaṣagirikarikamalenduturagasantaptarajatahaṃsābhāḥ |
śrīvṛkṣa śivasubhikṣāḥ || 10 ||
[karigiri | śrīvatsavajraśaṅkhasvastikarūpāḥ | śrīvṛkṣa]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 33.10 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 (33.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhvaja, Jhasha, Girika, Kamala, Turaga, Santaptarajata, Hamsa, Shrivriksha, Shiva, Subhiksha, Kari, Karin, Gir, Shrivatsa, Vajra, Shankha, Svastika, Rupa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 33.10). 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: “dhvajajhaṣagirikarikamalenduturagasantaptarajatahaṃsābhāḥ
  • dhvaja -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jhaṣa -
  • jhaṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jhaṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jhaṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • girika -
  • girika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    girika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • kamale -
  • kamala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kamala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kamalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • indu -
  • indu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • turaga -
  • turaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • santaptarajata -
  • santaptarajata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • haṃsā -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    haṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhāḥ -
  • bhā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “śrīvṛkṣa śivasubhikṣāḥ || 10 |
  • śrīvṛkṣa -
  • śrīvṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiva -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • subhikṣāḥ -
  • subhikṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    subhikṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 10
  • Line 3: “[karigiri | śrīvatsavajraśaṅkhasvastikarūpāḥ
  • kari -
  • kari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    karin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • giri -
  • giri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    giri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gir (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gir (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śrīvatsa -
  • śrīvatsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vajra -
  • vajra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vajra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṅkha -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svastika -
  • svastika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svastika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpāḥ -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 33.10

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 33.10 in Kannada sript:
ಧ್ವಜಝಷಗಿರಿಕರಿಕಮಲೇನ್ದುತುರಗಸನ್ತಪ್ತರಜತಹಂಸಾಭಾಃ ।
ಶ್ರೀವೃಕ್ಷ ಶಿವಸುಭಿಕ್ಷಾಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥
[ಕರಿಗಿರಿ । ಶ್ರೀವತ್ಸವಜ್ರಶಙ್ಖಸ್ವಸ್ತಿಕರೂಪಾಃ । ಶ್ರೀವೃಕ್ಷ]

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 33.10 in Gujarati sript:
ધ્વજઝષગિરિકરિકમલેન્દુતુરગસન્તપ્તરજતહંસાભાઃ ।
શ્રીવૃક્ષ શિવસુભિક્ષાઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥
[કરિગિરિ । શ્રીવત્સવજ્રશઙ્ખસ્વસ્તિકરૂપાઃ । શ્રીવૃક્ષ]

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 33.10 in Kannada sript:
ಧ್ವಜಝಷಗಿರಿಕರಿಕಮಲೇನ್ದುತುರಗಸನ್ತಪ್ತರಜತಹಂಸಾಭಾಃ ।
ಶ್ರೀವೃಕ್ಷ ಶಿವಸುಭಿಕ್ಷಾಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥
[ಕರಿಗಿರಿ । ಶ್ರೀವತ್ಸವಜ್ರಶಙ್ಖಸ್ವಸ್ತಿಕರೂಪಾಃ । ಶ್ರೀವೃಕ್ಷ]

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