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.

जीवितराज्यविनाशं करोति मध्ये व्रणः समुत्पन्नः ।
मध्ये स्फुटितस्त्याज्यो विघ्नकरः पार्श्वयोः स्फुटितः ॥ ७ ॥

jīvitarājyavināśaṃ karoti madhye vraṇaḥ samutpannaḥ |
madhye sphuṭitastyājyo vighnakaraḥ pārśvayoḥ sphuṭitaḥ || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 48.7 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 (48.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jivita, Rajya, Raji, Rajin, Raj, Avinasha, Karoti, Madhye, Madhya, Vrana, Samutpanna, Sphutita, Tyajya, Vighnakara, Parshva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 48.7). 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: “jīvitarājyavināśaṃ karoti madhye vraṇaḥ samutpannaḥ
  • jīvita -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • rājya -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāji (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rāji (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rājī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    rājin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • avināśam -
  • avināśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vraṇaḥ -
  • vraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samutpannaḥ -
  • samutpanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “madhye sphuṭitastyājyo vighnakaraḥ pārśvayoḥ sphuṭitaḥ
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sphuṭitas -
  • sphuṭita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sphuṭ -> sphuṭita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]
  • tyājyo* -
  • tyājya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tyaj -> tyājya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tyaj]
  • vighnakaraḥ -
  • vighnakara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pārśvayoḥ -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • sphuṭitaḥ -
  • sphuṭita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sphuṭ -> sphuṭita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 48.7

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 48.7 in Kannada sript:
ಜೀವಿತರಾಜ್ಯವಿನಾಶಂ ಕರೋತಿ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ವ್ರಣಃ ಸಮುತ್ಪನ್ನಃ ।
ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಸ್ಫುಟಿತಸ್ತ್ಯಾಜ್ಯೋ ವಿಘ್ನಕರಃ ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಯೋಃ ಸ್ಫುಟಿತಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 48.7 in Gujarati sript:
જીવિતરાજ્યવિનાશં કરોતિ મધ્યે વ્રણઃ સમુત્પન્નઃ ।
મધ્યે સ્ફુટિતસ્ત્યાજ્યો વિઘ્નકરઃ પાર્શ્વયોઃ સ્ફુટિતઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 48.7 in Kannada sript:
ಜೀವಿತರಾಜ್ಯವಿನಾಶಂ ಕರೋತಿ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ವ್ರಣಃ ಸಮುತ್ಪನ್ನಃ ।
ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಸ್ಫುಟಿತಸ್ತ್ಯಾಜ್ಯೋ ವಿಘ್ನಕರಃ ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಯೋಃ ಸ್ಫುಟಿತಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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