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.

उत्तरमार्गे स्पष्टमयूखाः शान्तिकरास्ते तन्नृपतीनाम् ।
ह्रस्वशरीरा भस्मसवर्णा दोषकराः स्युर्देशनृपाणाम् ॥ ९ ॥

uttaramārge spaṣṭamayūkhāḥ śāntikarāste tannṛpatīnām |
hrasvaśarīrā bhasmasavarṇā doṣakarāḥ syurdeśanṛpāṇām || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 46.9 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 (46.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uttaramarga, Spashtam, Spashta, Ukha, Shantikara, Tad, Yushmad, Tan, Pati, Hrasva, Bhasman, Savarna, Doshakara, Desha, Nripa, Nripana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 46.9). 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: “uttaramārge spaṣṭamayūkhāḥ śāntikarāste tannṛpatīnām
  • uttaramārge -
  • uttaramārga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • spaṣṭam -
  • spaṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    spaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    spaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    spaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
    spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √spaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ūkhāḥ -
  • ūkha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ūkhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śāntikarās -
  • śāntikara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śāntikarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • tann -
  • tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • patīnām -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    patī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    patī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    patī (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “hrasvaśarīrā bhasmasavarṇā doṣakarāḥ syurdeśanṛpāṇām
  • hrasva -
  • hrasva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hrasva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śarīrā -
  • bhasma -
  • bhasman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhasman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • savarṇā* -
  • savarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    savarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • doṣakarāḥ -
  • doṣakara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • syur -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • deśa -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nṛpāṇām -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nṛpāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 46.9

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 46.9 in Kannada sript:
ಉತ್ತರಮಾರ್ಗೇ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಮಯೂಖಾಃ ಶಾನ್ತಿಕರಾಸ್ತೇ ತನ್ನೃಪತೀನಾಮ್ ।
ಹ್ರಸ್ವಶರೀರಾ ಭಸ್ಮಸವರ್ಣಾ ದೋಷಕರಾಃ ಸ್ಯುರ್ದೇಶನೃಪಾಣಾಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 46.9 in Gujarati sript:
ઉત્તરમાર્ગે સ્પષ્ટમયૂખાઃ શાન્તિકરાસ્તે તન્નૃપતીનામ્ ।
હ્રસ્વશરીરા ભસ્મસવર્ણા દોષકરાઃ સ્યુર્દેશનૃપાણામ્ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 46.9 in Kannada sript:
ಉತ್ತರಮಾರ್ಗೇ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಮಯೂಖಾಃ ಶಾನ್ತಿಕರಾಸ್ತೇ ತನ್ನೃಪತೀನಾಮ್ ।
ಹ್ರಸ್ವಶರೀರಾ ಭಸ್ಮಸವರ್ಣಾ ದೋಷಕರಾಃ ಸ್ಯುರ್ದೇಶನೃಪಾಣಾಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

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