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.

स्वाहावसानसमये स्वयमुज्ज्वलार्चिः स्निग्धः प्रदक्षिणशिखो हुतभुग्नृपस्य ।
गङ्गादिवाकरसुताजलचारुहारां धात्रीं समुद्ररशनां वशगां करोति ॥ ३२ ॥
[समुद्ररसनां]

svāhāvasānasamaye svayamujjvalārciḥ snigdhaḥ pradakṣiṇaśikho hutabhugnṛpasya |
gaṅgādivākarasutājalacāruhārāṃ dhātrīṃ samudraraśanāṃ vaśagāṃ karoti || 32 ||
[samudrarasanāṃ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 42.32 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 (42.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svahi, Svaha, Anasa, Aye, Aya, Svayamujjvala, Arci, Arcis, Snigdha, Pradakshina, Ganga, Iva, Akara, Sut, Suta, Jala, Caru, Hara, Dhatri, Samudrarashana, Vashaga, Karoti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 42.32). 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: “svāhāvasānasamaye svayamujjvalārciḥ snigdhaḥ pradakṣiṇaśikho hutabhugnṛpasya
  • svāhāva -
  • svāhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asā -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • anasam -
  • anas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    anasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nas (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • aye -
  • aye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • svayamujjvalā -
  • svayamujjvala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svayamujjvala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svayamujjvalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arciḥ -
  • arcis (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    arcis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    arci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • snigdhaḥ -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative single from √snih class 4 verb]
  • pradakṣiṇa -
  • pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śikho* -
  • Cannot analyse hutabhugnṛpasya
  • Line 2: “gaṅgādivākarasutājalacāruhārāṃ dhātrīṃ samudraraśanāṃ vaśagāṃ karoti || 32 |
  • gaṅgād -
  • gaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • akara -
  • akara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sutā -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • jala -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cāru -
  • cāru (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cāru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hārām -
  • hārā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dhātrīm -
  • dhātrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • samudraraśanām -
  • samudraraśanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vaśagām -
  • vaśagā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 32

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 42.32

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 42.32 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಾಹಾವಸಾನಸಮಯೇ ಸ್ವಯಮುಜ್ಜ್ವಲಾರ್ಚಿಃ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಃ ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣಶಿಖೋ ಹುತಭುಗ್ನೃಪಸ್ಯ ।
ಗಙ್ಗಾದಿವಾಕರಸುತಾಜಲಚಾರುಹಾರಾಂ ಧಾತ್ರೀಂ ಸಮುದ್ರರಶನಾಂ ವಶಗಾಂ ಕರೋತಿ ॥ ೩೨ ॥
[ಸಮುದ್ರರಸನಾಂ]

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 42.32 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વાહાવસાનસમયે સ્વયમુજ્જ્વલાર્ચિઃ સ્નિગ્ધઃ પ્રદક્ષિણશિખો હુતભુગ્નૃપસ્ય ।
ગઙ્ગાદિવાકરસુતાજલચારુહારાં ધાત્રીં સમુદ્રરશનાં વશગાં કરોતિ ॥ ૩૨ ॥
[સમુદ્રરસનાં]

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 42.32 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಾಹಾವಸಾನಸಮಯೇ ಸ್ವಯಮುಜ್ಜ್ವಲಾರ್ಚಿಃ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಃ ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣಶಿಖೋ ಹುತಭುಗ್ನೃಪಸ್ಯ ।
ಗಙ್ಗಾದಿವಾಕರಸುತಾಜಲಚಾರುಹಾರಾಂ ಧಾತ್ರೀಂ ಸಮುದ್ರರಶನಾಂ ವಶಗಾಂ ಕರೋತಿ ॥ ೩೨ ॥
[ಸಮುದ್ರರಸನಾಂ]

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