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.

शुक्ला रक्ता पीता कृष्णा चोल्का द्विजादिवर्णघ्नी ।
क्रमशश्चैतान् हन्युर्मूर्धोरः पार्श्वपुच्छस्थाः ॥ १४ ॥

śuklā raktā pītā kṛṣṇā colkā dvijādivarṇaghnī |
kramaśaścaitān hanyurmūrdhoraḥ pārśvapucchasthāḥ || 14 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 33.14 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 (33.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shukla, Raktri, Rakta, Pita, Krishna, Ulka, Dvija, Ivarna, Kramashah, Kramashas, Eta, Esha, Murdhan, Murdha, Uras, Parshva, Puccha, Tha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 33.14). 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: “śuklā raktā pītā kṛṣṇā colkā dvijādivarṇaghnī
  • śuklā* -
  • śukla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śuklā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • raktā -
  • raktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    raktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • pītā -
  • pītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> pītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb]
  • kṛṣṇā -
  • kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ulkā* -
  • ulka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ulkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvijād -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ivarṇa -
  • ivarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghnī -
  • ghnī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ghnī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • Line 2: “kramaśaścaitān hanyurmūrdhoraḥ pārśvapucchasthāḥ
  • kramaśaś -
  • kramaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kramaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • etān -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hanyur -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • mūrdho -
  • mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mūrdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uraḥ -
  • uras (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pārśva -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pucchas -
  • puccha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • thāḥ -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 33.14

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 33.14 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಕ್ಲಾ ರಕ್ತಾ ಪೀತಾ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾ ಚೋಲ್ಕಾ ದ್ವಿಜಾದಿವರ್ಣಘ್ನೀ ।
ಕ್ರಮಶಶ್ಚೈತಾನ್ ಹನ್ಯುರ್ಮೂರ್ಧೋರಃ ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಪುಚ್ಛಸ್ಥಾಃ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 33.14 in Gujarati sript:
શુક્લા રક્તા પીતા કૃષ્ણા ચોલ્કા દ્વિજાદિવર્ણઘ્ની ।
ક્રમશશ્ચૈતાન્ હન્યુર્મૂર્ધોરઃ પાર્શ્વપુચ્છસ્થાઃ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 33.14 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಕ್ಲಾ ರಕ್ತಾ ಪೀತಾ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾ ಚೋಲ್ಕಾ ದ್ವಿಜಾದಿವರ್ಣಘ್ನೀ ।
ಕ್ರಮಶಶ್ಚೈತಾನ್ ಹನ್ಯುರ್ಮೂರ್ಧೋರಃ ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಪುಚ್ಛಸ್ಥಾಃ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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