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.

आगच्छन्तु सुराः सर्वे येऽत्र पूजाभिलाषिणः ।
दिशो नागा द्विजाश्चैव ये चाप्यन्ये अंशभागिनः ॥ २० ॥
[चानेयप्य्]

āgacchantu surāḥ sarve ye'tra pūjābhilāṣiṇaḥ |
diśo nāgā dvijāścaiva ye cāpyanye aṃśabhāginaḥ || 20 ||
[cāneyapy]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 47.20 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 (47.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shantu, Sura, Sarva, Yah, Yat, Atra, Puja, Abhilashin, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Naga, Dvija, Capin, Capya, Capi, Anya, Amshabhagin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 47.20). 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: “āgacchantu surāḥ sarve ye'tra pūjābhilāṣiṇaḥ
  • āgacch -
  • ag (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • śantu -
  • śantu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śantu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śantu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • surāḥ -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    surā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ye' -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūjā -
  • pūja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhilāṣiṇaḥ -
  • abhilāṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    abhilāṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “diśo nāgā dvijāścaiva ye cāpyanye aṃśabhāginaḥ || 20 |
  • diśo* -
  • diśas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    diśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāgā* -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvijāś -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • anye -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aṃśabhāginaḥ -
  • aṃśabhāgin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    aṃśabhāgin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse 20

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 47.20

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 47.20 in Kannada sript:
ಆಗಚ್ಛನ್ತು ಸುರಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಯೇಽತ್ರ ಪೂಜಾಭಿಲಾಷಿಣಃ ।
ದಿಶೋ ನಾಗಾ ದ್ವಿಜಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಯೇ ಚಾಪ್ಯನ್ಯೇ ಅಂಶಭಾಗಿನಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
[ಚಾನೇಯಪ್ಯ್]

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 47.20 in Gujarati sript:
આગચ્છન્તુ સુરાઃ સર્વે યેઽત્ર પૂજાભિલાષિણઃ ।
દિશો નાગા દ્વિજાશ્ચૈવ યે ચાપ્યન્યે અંશભાગિનઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥
[ચાનેયપ્ય્]

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 47.20 in Kannada sript:
ಆಗಚ್ಛನ್ತು ಸುರಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಯೇಽತ್ರ ಪೂಜಾಭಿಲಾಷಿಣಃ ।
ದಿಶೋ ನಾಗಾ ದ್ವಿಜಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಯೇ ಚಾಪ್ಯನ್ಯೇ ಅಂಶಭಾಗಿನಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
[ಚಾನೇಯಪ್ಯ್]

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