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.

परिवेषमण्डलगतो रवितनयः क्षुद्रधान्यनाशकरः ।
जनयति च वातवृष्टिं स्थावरकृषिकृन्निहन्ता च ॥ १२ ॥

pariveṣamaṇḍalagato ravitanayaḥ kṣudradhānyanāśakaraḥ |
janayati ca vātavṛṣṭiṃ sthāvarakṛṣikṛnnihantā ca || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 34.12 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 (34.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Parivesha, Anda, Lagat, Ravitanaya, Kshudradhanya, Nashaka, Janayat, Vatavrishti, Sthavara, Krishikrit, Nihantri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 34.12). 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: “pariveṣamaṇḍalagato ravitanayaḥ kṣudradhānyanāśakaraḥ
  • pariveṣam -
  • pariveṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • aṇḍa -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lagato* -
  • lag -> lagat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √lag class 1 verb], [ablative single from √lag class 1 verb], [genitive single from √lag class 1 verb]
    lag -> lagat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √lag class 1 verb], [genitive single from √lag class 1 verb]
    lag (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • ravitanayaḥ -
  • ravitanaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣudradhānya -
  • kṣudradhānya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāśaka -
  • nāśaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāśaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raḥ -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “janayati ca vātavṛṣṭiṃ sthāvarakṛṣikṛnnihantā ca
  • janayati -
  • janayati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jan -> janayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]
    jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]
    jan (verb class 10)
    [present active third single]
    jan (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vātavṛṣṭim -
  • vātavṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sthāvara -
  • sthāvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthāvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛṣikṛn -
  • kṛṣikṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • nihantā -
  • nihantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 34.12

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 34.12 in Kannada sript:
ಪರಿವೇಷಮಣ್ಡಲಗತೋ ರವಿತನಯಃ ಕ್ಷುದ್ರಧಾನ್ಯನಾಶಕರಃ ।
ಜನಯತಿ ಚ ವಾತವೃಷ್ಟಿಂ ಸ್ಥಾವರಕೃಷಿಕೃನ್ನಿಹನ್ತಾ ಚ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 34.12 in Gujarati sript:
પરિવેષમણ્ડલગતો રવિતનયઃ ક્ષુદ્રધાન્યનાશકરઃ ।
જનયતિ ચ વાતવૃષ્ટિં સ્થાવરકૃષિકૃન્નિહન્તા ચ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 34.12 in Kannada sript:
ಪರಿವೇಷಮಣ್ಡಲಗತೋ ರವಿತನಯಃ ಕ್ಷುದ್ರಧಾನ್ಯನಾಶಕರಃ ।
ಜನಯತಿ ಚ ವಾತವೃಷ್ಟಿಂ ಸ್ಥಾವರಕೃಷಿಕೃನ್ನಿಹನ್ತಾ ಚ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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