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.

श्येनाः प्ररुदन्त इव द्वारे क्रोशन्ति जम्बुका दीप्ताः ।
प्रविशेन्नरेन्द्रभवने कपोतकः कौशिको यदि वा ॥ ६७ ॥
[श्वानः]

śyenāḥ prarudanta iva dvāre krośanti jambukā dīptāḥ |
praviśennarendrabhavane kapotakaḥ kauśiko yadi vā || 67 ||
[śvānaḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 45.67 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 (45.67). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shyena, Pra, Rudat, Iva, Dvara, Kroshat, Kroshanti, Jambuka, Dipta, Narendra, Bhavana, Kapotaka, Kaushika, Yadi, Yad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 45.67). 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: “śyenāḥ prarudanta iva dvāre krośanti jambukā dīptāḥ
  • śyenāḥ -
  • śyena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śyenā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rudanta* -
  • rud -> rudat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √rud class 2 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dvāre -
  • dvāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvāra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • krośanti -
  • krośat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kruś -> krośat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kruś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kruś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kruś class 1 verb]
    kruś -> krośantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kruś class 1 verb]
    kruś (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • jambukā* -
  • jambuka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jambukā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dīptāḥ -
  • dīpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dīptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “praviśennarendrabhavane kapotakaḥ kauśiko yadi || 67 |
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • viśen -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • narendra -
  • narendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavane -
  • bhavana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kapotakaḥ -
  • kapotaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kauśiko* -
  • kauśika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vā* -
  • Cannot analyse 67

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 45.67

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 45.67 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ಯೇನಾಃ ಪ್ರರುದನ್ತ ಇವ ದ್ವಾರೇ ಕ್ರೋಶನ್ತಿ ಜಮ್ಬುಕಾ ದೀಪ್ತಾಃ ।
ಪ್ರವಿಶೇನ್ನರೇನ್ದ್ರಭವನೇ ಕಪೋತಕಃ ಕೌಶಿಕೋ ಯದಿ ವಾ ॥ ೬೭ ॥
[ಶ್ವಾನಃ]

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 45.67 in Gujarati sript:
શ્યેનાઃ પ્રરુદન્ત ઇવ દ્વારે ક્રોશન્તિ જમ્બુકા દીપ્તાઃ ।
પ્રવિશેન્નરેન્દ્રભવને કપોતકઃ કૌશિકો યદિ વા ॥ ૬૭ ॥
[શ્વાનઃ]

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 45.67 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ಯೇನಾಃ ಪ್ರರುದನ್ತ ಇವ ದ್ವಾರೇ ಕ್ರೋಶನ್ತಿ ಜಮ್ಬುಕಾ ದೀಪ್ತಾಃ ।
ಪ್ರವಿಶೇನ್ನರೇನ್ದ್ರಭವನೇ ಕಪೋತಕಃ ಕೌಶಿಕೋ ಯದಿ ವಾ ॥ ೬೭ ॥
[ಶ್ವಾನಃ]

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