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.

ब्रह्माणमूचुरमरा भगवच्छक्ताः स्म नासुरान् समरे ।
प्रतियोधयितुमतस्त्वां शरण्यशरणं समुपयाताः ॥ १ ॥

brahmāṇamūcuramarā bhagavacchaktāḥ sma nāsurān samare |
pratiyodhayitumatastvāṃ śaraṇyaśaraṇaṃ samupayātāḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 42.1 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 (42.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Amara, Bhagavat, Shakta, Sma, Rat, Samara, Sharani, Sharanya, Asharana, Samupayata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 42.1). 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: “brahmāṇamūcuramarā bhagavacchaktāḥ sma nāsurān samare
  • brahmā -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āṇam -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ūcur -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • amarā* -
  • amara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    amarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhagavacch -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śaktāḥ -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śac -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • nāsu -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • rān -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> rāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “pratiyodhayitumatastvāṃ śaraṇyaśaraṇaṃ samupayātāḥ
  • Cannot analyse pratiyodhayitumatastvām*śa
  • śaraṇya -
  • śaraṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śaraṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaraṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaraṇī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śaraṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śaraṇī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aśaraṇam -
  • aśaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samupayātāḥ -
  • samupayāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samupayātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 42.1

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 42.1 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಣಮೂಚುರಮರಾ ಭಗವಚ್ಛಕ್ತಾಃ ಸ್ಮ ನಾಸುರಾನ್ ಸಮರೇ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಯೋಧಯಿತುಮತಸ್ತ್ವಾಂ ಶರಣ್ಯಶರಣಂ ಸಮುಪಯಾತಾಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 42.1 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્માણમૂચુરમરા ભગવચ્છક્તાઃ સ્મ નાસુરાન્ સમરે ।
પ્રતિયોધયિતુમતસ્ત્વાં શરણ્યશરણં સમુપયાતાઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 42.1 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಣಮೂಚುರಮರಾ ಭಗವಚ್ಛಕ್ತಾಃ ಸ್ಮ ನಾಸುರಾನ್ ಸಮರೇ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಯೋಧಯಿತುಮತಸ್ತ್ವಾಂ ಶರಣ್ಯಶರಣಂ ಸಮುಪಯಾತಾಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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