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.

चाषशिखिरजततैलक्षीरजलाभः स्वकालसम्भूतः ।
अविकलवृत्तः स्निग्धः परिवेषः शिवसुभिक्षकरः ॥ ४ ॥

cāṣaśikhirajatatailakṣīrajalābhaḥ svakālasambhūtaḥ |
avikalavṛttaḥ snigdhaḥ pariveṣaḥ śivasubhikṣakaraḥ || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 34.4 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 (34.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Casha, Shikhi, Taila, Kshiraja, Labha, Svakala, Sambhuta, Avikala, Vritta, Snigdha, Parivesha, Shiva, Subhikshakara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 34.4). 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: “cāṣaśikhirajatatailakṣīrajalābhaḥ svakālasambhūtaḥ
  • cāṣa -
  • cāṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śikhir -
  • śikhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajata -
  • aj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • taila -
  • taila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣīraja -
  • kṣīraja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lābhaḥ -
  • lābha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svakāla -
  • svakāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sambhūtaḥ -
  • sambhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “avikalavṛttaḥ snigdhaḥ pariveṣaḥ śivasubhikṣakaraḥ
  • avikala -
  • avikala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avikala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttaḥ -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • snigdhaḥ -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative single from √snih class 4 verb]
  • pariveṣaḥ -
  • pariveṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śiva -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • subhikṣakaraḥ -
  • subhikṣakara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 34.4

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 34.4 in Kannada sript:
ಚಾಷಶಿಖಿರಜತತೈಲಕ್ಷೀರಜಲಾಭಃ ಸ್ವಕಾಲಸಮ್ಭೂತಃ ।
ಅವಿಕಲವೃತ್ತಃ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಃ ಪರಿವೇಷಃ ಶಿವಸುಭಿಕ್ಷಕರಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 34.4 in Gujarati sript:
ચાષશિખિરજતતૈલક્ષીરજલાભઃ સ્વકાલસમ્ભૂતઃ ।
અવિકલવૃત્તઃ સ્નિગ્ધઃ પરિવેષઃ શિવસુભિક્ષકરઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 34.4 in Kannada sript:
ಚಾಷಶಿಖಿರಜತತೈಲಕ್ಷೀರಜಲಾಭಃ ಸ್ವಕಾಲಸಮ್ಭೂತಃ ।
ಅವಿಕಲವೃತ್ತಃ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಃ ಪರಿವೇಷಃ ಶಿವಸುಭಿಕ್ಷಕರಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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