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.

अस्तं याते नीचान्प्रथमे यामे निहन्ति सस्यानि ।
रात्रौ द्वितीययामे पिशाचसङ्घान्निपीडयति ॥ ४ ॥

astaṃ yāte nīcānprathame yāme nihanti sasyāni |
rātrau dvitīyayāme piśācasaṅghānnipīḍayati || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 38.4 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 (38.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Astam, Asta, Yat, Yata, Yati, Nica, Prathama, Yama, Yami, Nihanti, Sasya, Ratrau, Ratra, Dvitiya, Ama, Pishaca, Sangha, Nipidayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 38.4). 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: “astaṃ yāte nīcānprathame yāme nihanti sasyāni
  • astam -
  • astam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    asta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    astā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yāte -
  • yāt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    yāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    -> yāta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb]
    yāti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • nīcān -
  • nīca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prathame -
  • prathama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yāme -
  • yāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yāmi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • nihanti -
  • nihanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nihanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nihanti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sasyāni -
  • sasya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “rātrau dvitīyayāme piśācasaṅghānnipīḍayati
  • rātrau -
  • rātrau (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dvitīyayā -
  • dvitīyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ame -
  • ama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    amā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • piśāca -
  • piśāca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅghān -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    saṅgha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • nipīḍayati -
  • nipīḍayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nipīḍayat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 38.4

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 38.4 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸ್ತಂ ಯಾತೇ ನೀಚಾನ್ಪ್ರಥಮೇ ಯಾಮೇ ನಿಹನ್ತಿ ಸಸ್ಯಾನಿ ।
ರಾತ್ರೌ ದ್ವಿತೀಯಯಾಮೇ ಪಿಶಾಚಸಙ್ಘಾನ್ನಿಪೀಡಯತಿ ॥ 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 38.4 in Gujarati sript:
અસ્તં યાતે નીચાન્પ્રથમે યામે નિહન્તિ સસ્યાનિ ।
રાત્રૌ દ્વિતીયયામે પિશાચસઙ્ઘાન્નિપીડયતિ ॥ 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 38.4 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸ್ತಂ ಯಾತೇ ನೀಚಾನ್ಪ್ರಥಮೇ ಯಾಮೇ ನಿಹನ್ತಿ ಸಸ್ಯಾನಿ ।
ರಾತ್ರೌ ದ್ವಿತೀಯಯಾಮೇ ಪಿಶಾಚಸಙ್ಘಾನ್ನಿಪೀಡಯತಿ ॥ ೪ ॥

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