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.

स्नेहासृग्मांसवहाः सङ्कुलकलुषाः प्रतीपगाश्चापि ।
परचक्रस्यागमनं नद्यः कथयन्ति षण्मासात् ॥ ४७ ॥

snehāsṛgmāṃsavahāḥ saṅkulakaluṣāḥ pratīpagāścāpi |
paracakrasyāgamanaṃ nadyaḥ kathayanti ṣaṇmāsāt || 47 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 45.47 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 (45.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sankulakalusha, Pratipaga, Capin, Capi, Paracakra, Agamana, Nadi, Nadya, Kathayat, Kathayanti, Shanmasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 45.47). 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: “snehāsṛgmāṃsavahāḥ saṅkulakaluṣāḥ pratīpagāścāpi
  • Cannot analyse snehāsṛgmāṃsavahāḥ*sa
  • saṅkulakaluṣāḥ -
  • saṅkulakaluṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṅkulakaluṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pratīpagāś -
  • pratīpaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pratīpagā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “paracakrasyāgamanaṃ nadyaḥ kathayanti ṣaṇmāsāt
  • paracakrasyā -
  • paracakra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • āgamanam -
  • āgamana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nadyaḥ -
  • nadī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nad -> nadya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √nad]
  • kathayanti -
  • kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
  • ṣaṇmāsāt -
  • ṣaṇmāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 45.47

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 45.47 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ನೇಹಾಸೃಗ್ಮಾಂಸವಹಾಃ ಸಙ್ಕುಲಕಲುಷಾಃ ಪ್ರತೀಪಗಾಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ।
ಪರಚಕ್ರಸ್ಯಾಗಮನಂ ನದ್ಯಃ ಕಥಯನ್ತಿ ಷಣ್ಮಾಸಾತ್ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

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 45.47 in Gujarati sript:
સ્નેહાસૃગ્માંસવહાઃ સઙ્કુલકલુષાઃ પ્રતીપગાશ્ચાપિ ।
પરચક્રસ્યાગમનં નદ્યઃ કથયન્તિ ષણ્માસાત્ ॥ ૪૭ ॥

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 45.47 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ನೇಹಾಸೃಗ್ಮಾಂಸವಹಾಃ ಸಙ್ಕುಲಕಲುಷಾಃ ಪ್ರತೀಪಗಾಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ।
ಪರಚಕ್ರಸ್ಯಾಗಮನಂ ನದ್ಯಃ ಕಥಯನ್ತಿ ಷಣ್ಮಾಸಾತ್ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

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