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.

अपसर्पणं नदीनां नगरादचिरेण शून्यतां कुरुते ।
शोषश्चाशोष्याणामन्येषां वा ह्रदादीनाम् ॥ ४६ ॥

apasarpaṇaṃ nadīnāṃ nagarādacireṇa śūnyatāṃ kurute |
śoṣaścāśoṣyāṇāmanyeṣāṃ vā hradādīnām || 46 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 45.46 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 (45.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apasarpana, Nadina, Nadi, Nagara, Acirena, Acira, Shunyata, Kuruta, Shavas, Shosha, Ashoshya, Ani, Anya, Idam, Var, Hrada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 45.46). 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: “apasarpaṇaṃ nadīnāṃ nagarādacireṇa śūnyatāṃ kurute
  • apasarpaṇam -
  • apasarpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nadīnām -
  • nadīnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    nadi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nadi (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    nadi (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    nadī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nagarād -
  • nagarāt (adverb)
    [adverb]
    nagara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • acireṇa -
  • acireṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    acira (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    acira (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śūnyatām -
  • śūnyatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative 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]
  • Line 2: “śoṣaścāśoṣyāṇāmanyeṣāṃ hradādīnām
  • śoṣaś -
  • śavas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śavas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśoṣyāṇām -
  • aśoṣya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    aśoṣya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    aśoṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • anye -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hradād -
  • hrada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īnām -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 45.46

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 45.46 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪಸರ್ಪಣಂ ನದೀನಾಂ ನಗರಾದಚಿರೇಣ ಶೂನ್ಯತಾಂ ಕುರುತೇ ।
ಶೋಷಶ್ಚಾಶೋಷ್ಯಾಣಾಮನ್ಯೇಷಾಂ ವಾ ಹ್ರದಾದೀನಾಮ್ ॥ ೪೬ ॥

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 45.46 in Gujarati sript:
અપસર્પણં નદીનાં નગરાદચિરેણ શૂન્યતાં કુરુતે ।
શોષશ્ચાશોષ્યાણામન્યેષાં વા હ્રદાદીનામ્ ॥ ૪૬ ॥

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 45.46 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪಸರ್ಪಣಂ ನದೀನಾಂ ನಗರಾದಚಿರೇಣ ಶೂನ್ಯತಾಂ ಕುರುತೇ ।
ಶೋಷಶ್ಚಾಶೋಷ್ಯಾಣಾಮನ್ಯೇಷಾಂ ವಾ ಹ್ರದಾದೀನಾಮ್ ॥ ೪೬ ॥

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