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.

भाद्रपदशुक्लपक्षस्याष्टम्यां नागरैर्वृतो राजा ।
दैवज्ञसचिवकञ्चुकिविप्रप्रमुखैः सुवेषधरैः ॥ २३ ॥

bhādrapadaśuklapakṣasyāṣṭamyāṃ nāgarairvṛto rājā |
daivajñasacivakañcukiviprapramukhaiḥ suveṣadharaiḥ || 23 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 42.23 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 (42.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhadrapada, Shuklapaksha, Ashtami, Nagara, Vrit, Vrita, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Daivajna, Saciva, Kancuki, Kancukin, Vipra, Pramukha, Suveshadhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 42.23). 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: “bhādrapadaśuklapakṣasyāṣṭamyāṃ nāgarairvṛto rājā
  • bhādrapada -
  • bhādrapada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śuklapakṣasyā -
  • śuklapakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • aṣṭamyām -
  • aṣṭamī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • nāgarair -
  • nāgara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vṛto* -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “daivajñasacivakañcukiviprapramukhaiḥ suveṣadharaiḥ
  • daivajña -
  • daivajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daivajña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saciva -
  • saciva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kañcuki -
  • kañcukī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kañcukin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kañcukin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vipra -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramukhaiḥ -
  • pramukha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pramukha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • suveṣadharaiḥ -
  • suveṣadhara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    suveṣadhara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 42.23

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 42.23 in Kannada sript:
ಭಾದ್ರಪದಶುಕ್ಲಪಕ್ಷಸ್ಯಾಷ್ಟಮ್ಯಾಂ ನಾಗರೈರ್ವೃತೋ ರಾಜಾ ।
ದೈವಜ್ಞಸಚಿವಕಞ್ಚುಕಿವಿಪ್ರಪ್ರಮುಖೈಃ ಸುವೇಷಧರೈಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 42.23 in Gujarati sript:
ભાદ્રપદશુક્લપક્ષસ્યાષ્ટમ્યાં નાગરૈર્વૃતો રાજા ।
દૈવજ્ઞસચિવકઞ્ચુકિવિપ્રપ્રમુખૈઃ સુવેષધરૈઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 42.23 in Kannada sript:
ಭಾದ್ರಪದಶುಕ್ಲಪಕ್ಷಸ್ಯಾಷ್ಟಮ್ಯಾಂ ನಾಗರೈರ್ವೃತೋ ರಾಜಾ ।
ದೈವಜ್ಞಸಚಿವಕಞ್ಚುಕಿವಿಪ್ರಪ್ರಮುಖೈಃ ಸುವೇಷಧರೈಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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