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.

हेमसमीपसिताम्बरकमलोत्पलपूजितोपलिप्तेषु ।
दधिपात्रधान्यकूटेषु च श्रियं खञ्जनः कुरुते ॥ ६ ॥

hemasamīpasitāmbarakamalotpalapūjitopalipteṣu |
dadhipātradhānyakūṭeṣu ca śriyaṃ khañjanaḥ kurute || 6 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 44.6 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 (44.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hema, Heman, Samipa, Sitambara, Kamala, Utpala, Pujita, Upalipta, Dadhi, Patra, Dhanyakuta, Shri, Shriya, Khanjana, Kuruta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 44.6). 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: “hemasamīpasitāmbarakamalotpalapūjitopalipteṣu
  • hema -
  • hema (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hema (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    heman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    heman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • samīpa -
  • samīpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samīpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sitāmbara -
  • sitāmbara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sitāmbara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kamalo -
  • kamala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kamala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kamalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utpala -
  • utpala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utpala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūjito -
  • pūjita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūjita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūjitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj -> pūjita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • upalipteṣu -
  • upalipta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    upalipta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “dadhipātradhānyakūṭeṣu ca śriyaṃ khañjanaḥ kurute
  • dadhi -
  • dadhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pātra -
  • pātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhānyakūṭeṣu -
  • dhānyakūṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śriyam -
  • śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • khañjanaḥ -
  • khañjana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kurute -
  • kurutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 44.6

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 44.6 in Kannada sript:
ಹೇಮಸಮೀಪಸಿತಾಮ್ಬರಕಮಲೋತ್ಪಲಪೂಜಿತೋಪಲಿಪ್ತೇಷು ।
ದಧಿಪಾತ್ರಧಾನ್ಯಕೂಟೇಷು ಚ ಶ್ರಿಯಂ ಖಞ್ಜನಃ ಕುರುತೇ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 44.6 in Gujarati sript:
હેમસમીપસિતામ્બરકમલોત્પલપૂજિતોપલિપ્તેષુ ।
દધિપાત્રધાન્યકૂટેષુ ચ શ્રિયં ખઞ્જનઃ કુરુતે ॥ ૬ ॥

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 44.6 in Kannada sript:
ಹೇಮಸಮೀಪಸಿತಾಮ್ಬರಕಮಲೋತ್ಪಲಪೂಜಿತೋಪಲಿಪ್ತೇಷು ।
ದಧಿಪಾತ್ರಧಾನ್ಯಕೂಟೇಷು ಚ ಶ್ರಿಯಂ ಖಞ್ಜನಃ ಕುರುತೇ ॥ ೬ ॥

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