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.

श्रीवृक्षवर्धमानातपत्रशिवलिङ्गकुण्डलाब्जानाम् ।
सदृशा व्रणाः प्रशस्ता ध्वजायुधस्वस्तिकानां च ॥ २ ॥

śrīvṛkṣavardhamānātapatraśivaliṅgakuṇḍalābjānām |
sadṛśā vraṇāḥ praśastā dhvajāyudhasvastikānāṃ ca || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 49.2 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 (49.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrivriksha, Vardhamana, Shivalinga, Kundala, Abja, Sadrisha, Vrana, Prashasta, Dhvajayudha, Svastika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 49.2). 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: “śrīvṛkṣavardhamānātapatraśivaliṅgakuṇḍalābjānām
  • śrīvṛkṣa -
  • śrīvṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vardhamānāt -
  • vardhamāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vardhamāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vṛdh -> vardhamāna (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vardhamāna (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • apat -
  • apad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    apad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śivaliṅga -
  • śivaliṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śivaliṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuṇḍalā -
  • kuṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abjānām -
  • abja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    abja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    abjā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “sadṛśā vraṇāḥ praśastā dhvajāyudhasvastikānāṃ ca
  • sadṛśā* -
  • sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vraṇāḥ -
  • vraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • praśastā* -
  • praśasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    praśastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhvajāyudha -
  • dhvajāyudha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvajāyudha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svastikānām -
  • svastika (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    svastika (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 49.2

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 49.2 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೀವೃಕ್ಷವರ್ಧಮಾನಾತಪತ್ರಶಿವಲಿಙ್ಗಕುಣ್ಡಲಾಬ್ಜಾನಾಮ್ ।
ಸದೃಶಾ ವ್ರಣಾಃ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಾ ಧ್ವಜಾಯುಧಸ್ವಸ್ತಿಕಾನಾಂ ಚ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 49.2 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીવૃક્ષવર્ધમાનાતપત્રશિવલિઙ્ગકુણ્ડલાબ્જાનામ્ ।
સદૃશા વ્રણાઃ પ્રશસ્તા ધ્વજાયુધસ્વસ્તિકાનાં ચ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 49.2 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೀವೃಕ್ಷವರ್ಧಮಾನಾತಪತ್ರಶಿವಲಿಙ್ಗಕುಣ್ಡಲಾಬ್ಜಾನಾಮ್ ।
ಸದೃಶಾ ವ್ರಣಾಃ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಾ ಧ್ವಜಾಯುಧಸ್ವಸ್ತಿಕಾನಾಂ ಚ ॥ ೨ ॥

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