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.

ताराग्रहस्य कुर्यात्पृथगेव समुत्थितो नरेन्द्रवधम् ।
नक्षत्राणामथ वा यदि केतोर्नोदयो भवति ॥ १८ ॥

tārāgrahasya kuryātpṛthageva samutthito narendravadham |
nakṣatrāṇāmatha vā yadi ketornodayo bhavati || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 34.18 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 (34.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Taragraha, Prithak, Eva, Samutthita, Narendra, Vadha, Nakshatra, Atha, Var, Yadi, Yad, Ketu, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 34.18). 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: “tārāgrahasya kuryātpṛthageva samutthito narendravadham
  • tārāgrahasya -
  • tārāgraha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • pṛthag -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samutthito* -
  • samutthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narendra -
  • narendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadham -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vadhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “nakṣatrāṇāmatha yadi ketornodayo bhavati
  • nakṣatrāṇām -
  • nakṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ketor -
  • ketu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nodayo -
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 34.18

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 34.18 in Kannada sript:
ತಾರಾಗ್ರಹಸ್ಯ ಕುರ್ಯಾತ್ಪೃಥಗೇವ ಸಮುತ್ಥಿತೋ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರವಧಮ್ ।
ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಾಣಾಮಥ ವಾ ಯದಿ ಕೇತೋರ್ನೋದಯೋ ಭವತಿ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 34.18 in Gujarati sript:
તારાગ્રહસ્ય કુર્યાત્પૃથગેવ સમુત્થિતો નરેન્દ્રવધમ્ ।
નક્ષત્રાણામથ વા યદિ કેતોર્નોદયો ભવતિ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 34.18 in Kannada sript:
ತಾರಾಗ್ರಹಸ್ಯ ಕುರ್ಯಾತ್ಪೃಥಗೇವ ಸಮುತ್ಥಿತೋ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರವಧಮ್ ।
ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಾಣಾಮಥ ವಾ ಯದಿ ಕೇತೋರ್ನೋದಯೋ ಭವತಿ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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