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.

दिवसकृतः प्रतिसूर्यो जलकृदुदग्दक्षिणे स्थितोऽनिलकृत् ।
उभयस्थः सलिलभयं नृपमुपरि निहन्त्यधो जनहा ॥ ३ ॥

divasakṛtaḥ pratisūryo jalakṛdudagdakṣiṇe sthito'nilakṛt |
ubhayasthaḥ salilabhayaṃ nṛpamupari nihantyadho janahā || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 37.3 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 (37.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Divasakrit, Pratisurya, Jalakrit, Udagdakshina, Sthita, Anilakrit, Ubhaya, Tha, Salilabhaya, Nripa, Upari, Nihanti, Adhah, Adhas, Jana, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 37.3). 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: “divasakṛtaḥ pratisūryo jalakṛdudagdakṣiṇe sthito'nilakṛt
  • divasakṛtaḥ -
  • divasakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pratisūryo* -
  • pratisūrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jalakṛd -
  • jalakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jalakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • udagdakṣiṇe -
  • udagdakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    udagdakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    udagdakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sthito' -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • anilakṛt -
  • anilakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anilakṛt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anilakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ubhayasthaḥ salilabhayaṃ nṛpamupari nihantyadho janahā
  • ubhayas -
  • ubhaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • thaḥ -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • salilabhayam -
  • salilabhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nṛpam -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upari -
  • upari (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    upari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nihantya -
  • nihanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nihanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nihanti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • adho* -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jana -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 37.3

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 37.3 in Kannada sript:
ದಿವಸಕೃತಃ ಪ್ರತಿಸೂರ್ಯೋ ಜಲಕೃದುದಗ್ದಕ್ಷಿಣೇ ಸ್ಥಿತೋಽನಿಲಕೃತ್ ।
ಉಭಯಸ್ಥಃ ಸಲಿಲಭಯಂ ನೃಪಮುಪರಿ ನಿಹನ್ತ್ಯಧೋ ಜನಹಾ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 37.3 in Gujarati sript:
દિવસકૃતઃ પ્રતિસૂર્યો જલકૃદુદગ્દક્ષિણે સ્થિતોઽનિલકૃત્ ।
ઉભયસ્થઃ સલિલભયં નૃપમુપરિ નિહન્ત્યધો જનહા ॥ ૩ ॥

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 37.3 in Kannada sript:
ದಿವಸಕೃತಃ ಪ್ರತಿಸೂರ್ಯೋ ಜಲಕೃದುದಗ್ದಕ್ಷಿಣೇ ಸ್ಥಿತೋಽನಿಲಕೃತ್ ।
ಉಭಯಸ್ಥಃ ಸಲಿಲಭಯಂ ನೃಪಮುಪರಿ ನಿಹನ್ತ್ಯಧೋ ಜನಹಾ ॥ ೩ ॥

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