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.

पुरपक्षिणो वनचरा वन्या वा निर्भया विशन्ति पुरम् ।
नक्तं वा दिवसचराः क्षपाचरा वा चरन्त्यहनि ॥ ६५ ॥

purapakṣiṇo vanacarā vanyā vā nirbhayā viśanti puram |
naktaṃ vā divasacarāḥ kṣapācarā vā carantyahani || 65 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 45.65 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 (45.65). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purapakshin, Vanacara, Vani, Vanya, Var, Nirbhaya, Vishat, Vishanti, Pur, Pura, Naktam, Nakta, Divasacara, Kshapacara, Ahan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 45.65). 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: “purapakṣiṇo vanacarā vanyā nirbhayā viśanti puram
  • purapakṣiṇo* -
  • purapakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vanacarā* -
  • vanacara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vanyā* -
  • vani (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vanī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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]
  • nirbhayā* -
  • nirbhaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirbhayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viśanti -
  • viśantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    viśantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    viśantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    viś -> viśat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 6 verb]
    viś -> viśantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √viś class 6 verb]
    viś (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • puram -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “naktaṃ divasacarāḥ kṣapācarā carantyahani
  • naktam -
  • naktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    naktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    naj -> nakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √naj class 6 verb]
    naj -> nakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √naj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √naj class 6 verb]
  • 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]
  • divasacarāḥ -
  • divasacara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    divasacarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣapācarā* -
  • kṣapācara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • carantya -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ahani -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 45.65

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 45.65 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರಪಕ್ಷಿಣೋ ವನಚರಾ ವನ್ಯಾ ವಾ ನಿರ್ಭಯಾ ವಿಶನ್ತಿ ಪುರಮ್ ।
ನಕ್ತಂ ವಾ ದಿವಸಚರಾಃ ಕ್ಷಪಾಚರಾ ವಾ ಚರನ್ತ್ಯಹನಿ ॥ ೬೫ ॥

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 45.65 in Gujarati sript:
પુરપક્ષિણો વનચરા વન્યા વા નિર્ભયા વિશન્તિ પુરમ્ ।
નક્તં વા દિવસચરાઃ ક્ષપાચરા વા ચરન્ત્યહનિ ॥ ૬૫ ॥

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 45.65 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರಪಕ್ಷಿಣೋ ವನಚರಾ ವನ್ಯಾ ವಾ ನಿರ್ಭಯಾ ವಿಶನ್ತಿ ಪುರಮ್ ।
ನಕ್ತಂ ವಾ ದಿವಸಚರಾಃ ಕ್ಷಪಾಚರಾ ವಾ ಚರನ್ತ್ಯಹನಿ ॥ ೬೫ ॥

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