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.

छत्रभङ्गपतने नृपमृत्युस्तस्करान्मधु करोति निलीनम् ।
हन्ति चाप्यथ पुरोहितमुल्का पार्थिवस्य महिषीमशनिश्च ॥ ६३ ॥

chatrabhaṅgapatane nṛpamṛtyustaskarānmadhu karoti nilīnam |
hanti cāpyatha purohitamulkā pārthivasya mahiṣīmaśaniśca || 63 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 42.63 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 (42.63). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Chatrabhanga, Patana, Nripamrityu, Taskara, Madhu, Karoti, Nilina, Capin, Capya, Capi, Atha, Purohita, Ulka, Parthiva, Mahishi, Ashani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 42.63). 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: “chatrabhaṅgapatane nṛpamṛtyustaskarānmadhu karoti nilīnam
  • chatrabhaṅga -
  • chatrabhaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chatrabhaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patane -
  • patana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    patana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    patanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nṛpamṛtyus -
  • nṛpamṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛpamṛtyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • taskarān -
  • taskara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • madhu -
  • madhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    madhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [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]
  • nilīnam -
  • nilīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nilīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nilīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “hanti cāpyatha purohitamulkā pārthivasya mahiṣīmaśaniśca
  • hanti -
  • hanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • cāpya -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • purohitam -
  • purohita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purohita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    purohitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ulkā -
  • ulkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pārthivasya -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pārthiva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mahiṣīm -
  • mahiṣī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • aśaniś -
  • aśani (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    aśani (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 42.63

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 42.63 in Kannada sript:
ಛತ್ರಭಙ್ಗಪತನೇ ನೃಪಮೃತ್ಯುಸ್ತಸ್ಕರಾನ್ಮಧು ಕರೋತಿ ನಿಲೀನಮ್ ।
ಹನ್ತಿ ಚಾಪ್ಯಥ ಪುರೋಹಿತಮುಲ್ಕಾ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವಸ್ಯ ಮಹಿಷೀಮಶನಿಶ್ಚ ॥ ೬೩ ॥

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 42.63 in Gujarati sript:
છત્રભઙ્ગપતને નૃપમૃત્યુસ્તસ્કરાન્મધુ કરોતિ નિલીનમ્ ।
હન્તિ ચાપ્યથ પુરોહિતમુલ્કા પાર્થિવસ્ય મહિષીમશનિશ્ચ ॥ ૬૩ ॥

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 42.63 in Kannada sript:
ಛತ್ರಭಙ್ಗಪತನೇ ನೃಪಮೃತ್ಯುಸ್ತಸ್ಕರಾನ್ಮಧು ಕರೋತಿ ನಿಲೀನಮ್ ।
ಹನ್ತಿ ಚಾಪ್ಯಥ ಪುರೋಹಿತಮುಲ್ಕಾ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವಸ್ಯ ಮಹಿಷೀಮಶನಿಶ್ಚ ॥ ೬೩ ॥

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