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.

अन्यर्तौ सप्ताहं प्रबन्धवर्षे प्रधाननृपमरणम् ।
रक्ते शस्त्रोद्योगो मांसास्थिवसादिभिर्मरकः ॥ ४० ॥

anyartau saptāhaṃ prabandhavarṣe pradhānanṛpamaraṇam |
rakte śastrodyogo māṃsāsthivasādibhirmarakaḥ || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 45.40 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 (45.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ani, Anya, Rita, Riti, Ritu, Saptaha, Prabandhavarsha, Pradhana, Nripa, Arana, Rakta, Rakti, Shastrodyoga, Mams, Mamsa, Asthi, Vasa, Maraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 45.40). 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: “anyartau saptāhaṃ prabandhavarṣe pradhānanṛpamaraṇam
  • anyar -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛtau -
  • ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • saptāham -
  • saptāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saptāhan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • prabandhavarṣe -
  • prabandhavarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pradhāna -
  • pradhāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradhāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nṛpam -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • araṇam -
  • araṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    araṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    araṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    raṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “rakte śastrodyogo māṃsāsthivasādibhirmarakaḥ
  • rakte -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rakta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    raktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rakti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √rag class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rag class 1 verb], [locative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √rag class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √raj class 1 verb], [locative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √raj class 1 verb], [locative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √raj class 4 verb], [locative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rañj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √rañj class 4 verb], [locative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • śastrodyogo* -
  • śastrodyoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • māṃsā -
  • māṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māṃs (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • asthi -
  • asthi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vasād -
  • vasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • marakaḥ -
  • maraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 45.40

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 45.40 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ಯರ್ತೌ ಸಪ್ತಾಹಂ ಪ್ರಬನ್ಧವರ್ಷೇ ಪ್ರಧಾನನೃಪಮರಣಮ್ ।
ರಕ್ತೇ ಶಸ್ತ್ರೋದ್ಯೋಗೋ ಮಾಂಸಾಸ್ಥಿವಸಾದಿಭಿರ್ಮರಕಃ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 45.40 in Gujarati sript:
અન્યર્તૌ સપ્તાહં પ્રબન્ધવર્ષે પ્રધાનનૃપમરણમ્ ।
રક્તે શસ્ત્રોદ્યોગો માંસાસ્થિવસાદિભિર્મરકઃ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 45.40 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ಯರ್ತೌ ಸಪ್ತಾಹಂ ಪ್ರಬನ್ಧವರ್ಷೇ ಪ್ರಧಾನನೃಪಮರಣಮ್ ।
ರಕ್ತೇ ಶಸ್ತ್ರೋದ್ಯೋಗೋ ಮಾಂಸಾಸ್ಥಿವಸಾದಿಭಿರ್ಮರಕಃ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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