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.

मनुजानामपचारादपरक्ता देवताः सृजन्त्येतान् ।
तत्प्रतिघाताय नृपः शान्तिं राष्ट्रे प्रयुञ्जीत ॥ ३ ॥

manujānāmapacārādaparaktā devatāḥ sṛjantyetān |
tatpratighātāya nṛpaḥ śāntiṃ rāṣṭre prayuñjīta || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 45.3 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 (45.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Manuja, Apacara, Aparakta, Devata, Srijat, Srijanti, Eta, Esha, Tat, Tad, Pratighata, Nripa, Shanti, Rashtra, Rashtri, Prayuj, Ita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 45.3). 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: “manujānāmapacārādaparaktā devatāḥ sṛjantyetān
  • manujānām -
  • manuja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    manujā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • apacārād -
  • apacāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aparaktā* -
  • aparakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aparaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devatāḥ -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sṛjantye -
  • sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sṛj class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj -> sṛjantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • etān -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tatpratighātāya nṛpaḥ śāntiṃ rāṣṭre prayuñjīta
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pratighātāya -
  • pratighāta (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāntim -
  • śānti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śānti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • rāṣṭre -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rāṣṭri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • prayuñjī -
  • prayuj (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 45.3

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 45.3 in Kannada sript:
ಮನುಜಾನಾಮಪಚಾರಾದಪರಕ್ತಾ ದೇವತಾಃ ಸೃಜನ್ತ್ಯೇತಾನ್ ।
ತತ್ಪ್ರತಿಘಾತಾಯ ನೃಪಃ ಶಾನ್ತಿಂ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೇ ಪ್ರಯುಞ್ಜೀತ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 45.3 in Gujarati sript:
મનુજાનામપચારાદપરક્તા દેવતાઃ સૃજન્ત્યેતાન્ ।
તત્પ્રતિઘાતાય નૃપઃ શાન્તિં રાષ્ટ્રે પ્રયુઞ્જીત ॥ ૩ ॥

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 45.3 in Kannada sript:
ಮನುಜಾನಾಮಪಚಾರಾದಪರಕ್ತಾ ದೇವತಾಃ ಸೃಜನ್ತ್ಯೇತಾನ್ ।
ತತ್ಪ್ರತಿಘಾತಾಯ ನೃಪಃ ಶಾನ್ತಿಂ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೇ ಪ್ರಯುಞ್ಜೀತ ॥ ೩ ॥

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