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.

परयोनावभिगमनं भवति तिरश्चामसाधु धेनूनाम् ।
उक्षाणो वान्योन्यं पिबति श्वा वा सुरभिपुत्रम् ॥ ५५ ॥

parayonāvabhigamanaṃ bhavati tiraścāmasādhu dhenūnām |
ukṣāṇo vānyonyaṃ pibati śvā vā surabhiputram || 55 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 45.55 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 (45.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Para, Una, Abhigamana, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Tirashca, Ama, Sadhu, Dhenu, Ukshana, Ukshan, Vani, Vanya, Pibat, Shvan, Surabhiputra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 45.55). 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: “parayonāvabhigamanaṃ bhavati tiraścāmasādhu dhenūnām
  • parayo -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ūnāva -
  • ūna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • abhigamanam -
  • abhigamana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • tiraścā -
  • tiraścā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tiraśca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ama -
  • ama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sādhu -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dhenūnām -
  • dhenu (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    dhenu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dhenu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “ukṣāṇo vānyonyaṃ pibati śvā surabhiputram
  • ukṣāṇo* -
  • ukṣāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ukṣan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vānyo -
  • vānya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vānya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vam -> vānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vam]
    vānī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    vānyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    van -> vānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]
    van -> vānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]
    van -> vānyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √van class 1 verb], [nominative single from √van class 8 verb]
  • unya -
  • ū (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pibati -
  • -> pibat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> pibat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    pibat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pibat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pibat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • śvā -
  • śvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • surabhiputram -
  • surabhiputra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 45.55

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 45.55 in Kannada sript:
ಪರಯೋನಾವಭಿಗಮನಂ ಭವತಿ ತಿರಶ್ಚಾಮಸಾಧು ಧೇನೂನಾಮ್ ।
ಉಕ್ಷಾಣೋ ವಾನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಂ ಪಿಬತಿ ಶ್ವಾ ವಾ ಸುರಭಿಪುತ್ರಮ್ ॥ ೫೫ ॥

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 45.55 in Gujarati sript:
પરયોનાવભિગમનં ભવતિ તિરશ્ચામસાધુ ધેનૂનામ્ ।
ઉક્ષાણો વાન્યોન્યં પિબતિ શ્વા વા સુરભિપુત્રમ્ ॥ ૫૫ ॥

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 45.55 in Kannada sript:
ಪರಯೋನಾವಭಿಗಮನಂ ಭವತಿ ತಿರಶ್ಚಾಮಸಾಧು ಧೇನೂನಾಮ್ ।
ಉಕ್ಷಾಣೋ ವಾನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಂ ಪಿಬತಿ ಶ್ವಾ ವಾ ಸುರಭಿಪುತ್ರಮ್ ॥ ೫೫ ॥

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