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.

अथ वा समुद्रतीरे कुशलागतरत्नपोतसम्बाधे ।
घननिचुललीनजलचरसितखगशबलीकृतोपान्ते ॥ १२ ॥
[पोतरत्न]

atha vā samudratīre kuśalāgataratnapotasambādhe |
ghananiculalīnajalacarasitakhagaśabalīkṛtopānte || 12 ||
[potaratna]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 47.12 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (47.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Samudratira, Kushala, Agata, Ratna, Pota, Sambadha, Sambadhi, Ghana, Nicula, Lina, Jalacara, Sita, Khaga, Shabalikrita, Upante, Upanta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 47.12). 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: “atha samudratīre kuśalāgataratnapotasambādhe
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samudratīre -
  • samudratīra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kuśalā -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuśala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuśalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āgata -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āgata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • ratna -
  • ratna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pota -
  • pota (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pota (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sambādhe -
  • sambādha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sambādha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sambādhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sambādhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sambādhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ghananiculalīnajalacarasitakhagaśabalīkṛtopānte || 12 |
  • ghana -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nicula -
  • nicula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • līna -
  • līna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    līna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> līna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √ class 9 verb]
    -> līna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √ class 9 verb]
  • jalacara -
  • jalacara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sita -
  • sita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
  • khaga -
  • khaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khaga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śabalīkṛto -
  • śabalīkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śabalīkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śabalīkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upānte -
  • upānte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    upānta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    upāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse 12

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 47.12

Cover of edition (2016)

Brhatsamhita with the Commentary of Bhattotpala
by Krishna Chandra Dwivedi (2016)

Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 1229 pages;

Buy now!
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

Buy now!
Cover of edition (2002)

Brihat Samhita (Hindi Translation)
by K. V. Sharma (2002)

Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 2359 pages; ISBN-13: 9789387890008.

Buy now!
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.

Buy now!
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.

Buy now!
Cover of edition (2020)

Brhat Samhita (Telugu translation)
by Sishtla Umamaheswara Sharma (2020)

Publisher: Mohan Publications, Andhra Pradesh; 846 pages.

Buy now!

Preview of verse 47.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ವಾ ಸಮುದ್ರತೀರೇ ಕುಶಲಾಗತರತ್ನಪೋತಸಮ್ಬಾಧೇ ।
ಘನನಿಚುಲಲೀನಜಲಚರಸಿತಖಗಶಬಲೀಕೃತೋಪಾನ್ತೇ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
[ಪೋತರತ್ನ]

Cover of Gujarati edition

Brhat Samhita (Gujarati translation)
by - (2000)

Publisher: Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat; Author: Shri Varahamihira Acharya (શ્રી વરાહમિહીરાચાર્ય); 432 pages.

Buy now!

Preview of verse 47.12 in Gujarati sript:
અથ વા સમુદ્રતીરે કુશલાગતરત્નપોતસમ્બાધે ।
ઘનનિચુલલીનજલચરસિતખગશબલીકૃતોપાન્તે ॥ ૧૨ ॥
[પોતરત્ન]

Cover of edition (2021)

Brhat Samhita (Kannada translation)
by Sripada Raghunatha Kulkarni (2021)

Publisher: Srinidhi Publications, Bangalore; 668 pages with illustrations.

Buy now!

Preview of verse 47.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ವಾ ಸಮುದ್ರತೀರೇ ಕುಶಲಾಗತರತ್ನಪೋತಸಮ್ಬಾಧೇ ।
ಘನನಿಚುಲಲೀನಜಲಚರಸಿತಖಗಶಬಲೀಕೃತೋಪಾನ್ತೇ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
[ಪೋತರತ್ನ]

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: