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.

सन्ध्याद्वयेऽपि मण्डलमाबध्नन्तो मृगा विहङ्गा वा ।
दीप्तायां दिश्यथ वा क्रोशन्तः संहता भयदाः ॥ ६६ ॥

sandhyādvaye'pi maṇḍalamābadhnanto mṛgā vihaṅgā vā |
dīptāyāṃ diśyatha vā krośantaḥ saṃhatā bhayadāḥ || 66 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 45.66 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 (45.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sandhya, Vaya, Api, Mandala, Badhnat, Mriga, Vihanga, Dipta, Dishya, Dish, Atha, Kroshat, Samhata, Bhayada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 45.66). 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: “sandhyādvaye'pi maṇḍalamābadhnanto mṛgā vihaṅgā
  • sandhyād -
  • sandhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sandhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vaye' -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vay (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • maṇḍalam -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • badhnanto* -
  • badhnat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mṛgā* -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mṛgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vihaṅgā* -
  • vihaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vihaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “dīptāyāṃ diśyatha krośantaḥ saṃhatā bhayadāḥ
  • dīptāyām -
  • dīptā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • diśya -
  • diśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś -> diśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √diś]
    diś -> diśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √diś]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • krośantaḥ -
  • krośat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kruś -> krośat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kruś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kruś class 1 verb]
  • saṃhatā* -
  • saṃhata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃhatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhayadāḥ -
  • bhayada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhayadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 45.66

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 45.66 in Kannada sript:
ಸನ್ಧ್ಯಾದ್ವಯೇಽಪಿ ಮಣ್ಡಲಮಾಬಧ್ನನ್ತೋ ಮೃಗಾ ವಿಹಙ್ಗಾ ವಾ ।
ದೀಪ್ತಾಯಾಂ ದಿಶ್ಯಥ ವಾ ಕ್ರೋಶನ್ತಃ ಸಂಹತಾ ಭಯದಾಃ ॥ ೬೬ ॥

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 45.66 in Gujarati sript:
સન્ધ્યાદ્વયેઽપિ મણ્ડલમાબધ્નન્તો મૃગા વિહઙ્ગા વા ।
દીપ્તાયાં દિશ્યથ વા ક્રોશન્તઃ સંહતા ભયદાઃ ॥ ૬૬ ॥

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 45.66 in Kannada sript:
ಸನ್ಧ್ಯಾದ್ವಯೇಽಪಿ ಮಣ್ಡಲಮಾಬಧ್ನನ್ತೋ ಮೃಗಾ ವಿಹಙ್ಗಾ ವಾ ।
ದೀಪ್ತಾಯಾಂ ದಿಶ್ಯಥ ವಾ ಕ್ರೋಶನ್ತಃ ಸಂಹತಾ ಭಯದಾಃ ॥ ೬೬ ॥

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