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.

कलशोदकेषु शाखामाप्लाव्यौदुम्बरीं स्पृशेत्तुरगान् ।
शान्तिकपौष्टिकमन्त्रैरेवं सेनां सनृपनागाम् ॥ २० ॥

kalaśodakeṣu śākhāmāplāvyaudumbarīṃ spṛśetturagān |
śāntikapauṣṭikamantrairevaṃ senāṃ sanṛpanāgām || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 43.20 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 (43.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kalashoda, Kah, Kim, Aplavya, Audumbari, Turaga, Shantika, Paushtika, Antra, Evam, Eva, Sena, Sat, Pana, Aga, Ago,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 43.20). 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: “kalaśodakeṣu śākhāmāplāvyaudumbarīṃ spṛśetturagān
  • kalaśoda -
  • kalaśoda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalaśoda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • keṣu -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • śākhāmā -
  • śākh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • āplāvyau -
  • āplāvya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āplāvya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āplāvyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • audumbarīm -
  • audumbarī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • spṛśet -
  • spṛś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • turagān -
  • turaga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śāntikapauṣṭikamantrairevaṃ senāṃ sanṛpanāgām
  • śāntika -
  • śāntika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāntika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pauṣṭikam -
  • pauṣṭika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pauṣṭika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • antrair -
  • antra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • senām -
  • senā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • san -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • panā -
  • pana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • agām -
  • agā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ago (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active first single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 43.20

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 43.20 in Kannada sript:
ಕಲಶೋದಕೇಷು ಶಾಖಾಮಾಪ್ಲಾವ್ಯೌದುಮ್ಬರೀಂ ಸ್ಪೃಶೇತ್ತುರಗಾನ್ ।
ಶಾನ್ತಿಕಪೌಷ್ಟಿಕಮನ್ತ್ರೈರೇವಂ ಸೇನಾಂ ಸನೃಪನಾಗಾಮ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 43.20 in Gujarati sript:
કલશોદકેષુ શાખામાપ્લાવ્યૌદુમ્બરીં સ્પૃશેત્તુરગાન્ ।
શાન્તિકપૌષ્ટિકમન્ત્રૈરેવં સેનાં સનૃપનાગામ્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 43.20 in Kannada sript:
ಕಲಶೋದಕೇಷು ಶಾಖಾಮಾಪ್ಲಾವ್ಯೌದುಮ್ಬರೀಂ ಸ್ಪೃಶೇತ್ತುರಗಾನ್ ।
ಶಾನ್ತಿಕಪೌಷ್ಟಿಕಮನ್ತ್ರೈರೇವಂ ಸೇನಾಂ ಸನೃಪನಾಗಾಮ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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