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.

नरपतिदेशविनाशे केतोरुदयेऽथ वा ग्रहेऽर्केन्द्वोः ।
उत्पातानां प्रभवः स्वर्तुभवश्चाप्यदोषाय ॥ ८१ ॥

narapatideśavināśe ketorudaye'tha vā grahe'rkendvoḥ |
utpātānāṃ prabhavaḥ svartubhavaścāpyadoṣāya || 81 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 45.81 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 (45.81). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Desha, Vinasha, Ketu, Udaya, Atha, Var, Graha, Grahi, Arkendu, Utpata, Prabhava, Prabhu, Sva, Svan, Bhava, Bhu, Capin, Capya, Capi, Adosha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 45.81). 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: “narapatideśavināśe ketorudaye'tha grahe'rkendvoḥ
  • narapati -
  • narapati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • deśa -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vināśe -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ketor -
  • ketu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • udaye' -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]
  • grahe' -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    graha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    grahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    grahi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • arkendvoḥ -
  • arkendu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    arkendu (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • Line 2: “utpātānāṃ prabhavaḥ svartubhavaścāpyadoṣāya
  • utpātānām -
  • utpāta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • prabhavaḥ -
  • prabhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • svar -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    svā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛtu -
  • ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhavaś -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cāpya -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • adoṣāya -
  • adoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    adoṣa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 45.81

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 45.81 in Kannada sript:
ನರಪತಿದೇಶವಿನಾಶೇ ಕೇತೋರುದಯೇಽಥ ವಾ ಗ್ರಹೇಽರ್ಕೇನ್ದ್ವೋಃ ।
ಉತ್ಪಾತಾನಾಂ ಪ್ರಭವಃ ಸ್ವರ್ತುಭವಶ್ಚಾಪ್ಯದೋಷಾಯ ॥ ೮೧ ॥

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 45.81 in Gujarati sript:
નરપતિદેશવિનાશે કેતોરુદયેઽથ વા ગ્રહેઽર્કેન્દ્વોઃ ।
ઉત્પાતાનાં પ્રભવઃ સ્વર્તુભવશ્ચાપ્યદોષાય ॥ ૮૧ ॥

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 45.81 in Kannada sript:
ನರಪತಿದೇಶವಿನಾಶೇ ಕೇತೋರುದಯೇಽಥ ವಾ ಗ್ರಹೇಽರ್ಕೇನ್ದ್ವೋಃ ।
ಉತ್ಪಾತಾನಾಂ ಪ್ರಭವಃ ಸ್ವರ್ತುಭವಶ್ಚಾಪ್ಯದೋಷಾಯ ॥ ೮೧ ॥

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