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.

क्ष्वेडास्फोटितवादितगीतोत्कुष्टस्वना भवन्ति यदा ।
उल्कानिपातसमये भयाय राष्ट्रस्य सनृपस्य ॥ २३ ॥

kṣveḍāsphoṭitavāditagītotkuṣṭasvanā bhavanti yadā |
ulkānipātasamaye bhayāya rāṣṭrasya sanṛpasya || 23 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 33.23 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (33.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Yada, Yad, Ulka, Anipata, Samaye, Samaya, Bhaya, Rashtra, Sat, Pasya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 33.23). 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: “kṣveḍāsphoṭitavāditagītotkuṣṭasvanā bhavanti yadā
  • Cannot analyse kṣveḍāsphoṭitavāditagītotkuṣṭasvanā*bh
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “ulkānipātasamaye bhayāya rāṣṭrasya sanṛpasya
  • ulkā -
  • ulka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ulkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anipāta -
  • anipāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samaye -
  • samaye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sam (verb class 10)
    [present middle first single]
  • bhayāya -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • rāṣṭrasya -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • san -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pasya -
  • pas -> pasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pas]
    pas -> pasya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pas class 10 verb]
    pas -> pasya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pas class 10 verb]
    pa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 33.23

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 33.23 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷ್ವೇಡಾಸ್ಫೋಟಿತವಾದಿತಗೀತೋತ್ಕುಷ್ಟಸ್ವನಾ ಭವನ್ತಿ ಯದಾ ।
ಉಲ್ಕಾನಿಪಾತಸಮಯೇ ಭಯಾಯ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ ಸನೃಪಸ್ಯ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 33.23 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષ્વેડાસ્ફોટિતવાદિતગીતોત્કુષ્ટસ્વના ભવન્તિ યદા ।
ઉલ્કાનિપાતસમયે ભયાય રાષ્ટ્રસ્ય સનૃપસ્ય ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 33.23 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷ್ವೇಡಾಸ್ಫೋಟಿತವಾದಿತಗೀತೋತ್ಕುಷ್ಟಸ್ವನಾ ಭವನ್ತಿ ಯದಾ ।
ಉಲ್ಕಾನಿಪಾತಸಮಯೇ ಭಯಾಯ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ ಸನೃಪಸ್ಯ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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