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.

जम्बूस्त्रिवृता मौर्वी शिशुमारी सारिवा शिवा श्यामा ।
वीरुधयो वाराही ज्योतिष्मती गरुडवेगा च ॥ ८७ ॥
[मूर्वा । च गरुडवेगा]

jambūstrivṛtā maurvī śiśumārī sārivā śivā śyāmā |
vīrudhayo vārāhī jyotiṣmatī garuḍavegā ca || 87 ||
[mūrvā | ca garuḍavegā]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 53.87 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 (53.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jambu, Trivrita, Maurvi, Shishumari, Sariva, Shiva, Shyama, Virudhi, Varahi, Jyotishmat, Jyotishmati, Garudavega, Murva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 53.87). 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: “jambūstrivṛtā maurvī śiśumārī sārivā śivā śyāmā
  • jambūs -
  • jambū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
    jambū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • trivṛtā* -
  • trivṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    trivṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • maurvī -
  • maurvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • śiśumārī -
  • śiśumārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • sārivā -
  • sārivā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śivā -
  • śivā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śyāmā -
  • śyāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vīrudhayo vārāhī jyotiṣmatī garuḍavegā ca || 87 |
  • vīrudhayo* -
  • vīrudhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vārāhī -
  • vārāhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • jyotiṣmatī -
  • jyotiṣmatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jyotiṣmat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • garuḍavegā -
  • garuḍavegā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca* -
  • Cannot analyse 87
  • Line 3: “[mūrvā
  • mūrvā -
  • mūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 53.87

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 53.87 in Kannada sript:
ಜಮ್ಬೂಸ್ತ್ರಿವೃತಾ ಮೌರ್ವೀ ಶಿಶುಮಾರೀ ಸಾರಿವಾ ಶಿವಾ ಶ್ಯಾಮಾ ।
ವೀರುಧಯೋ ವಾರಾಹೀ ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷ್ಮತೀ ಗರುಡವೇಗಾ ಚ ॥ ೮೭ ॥
[ಮೂರ್ವಾ । ಚ ಗರುಡವೇಗಾ]

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 53.87 in Gujarati sript:
જમ્બૂસ્ત્રિવૃતા મૌર્વી શિશુમારી સારિવા શિવા શ્યામા ।
વીરુધયો વારાહી જ્યોતિષ્મતી ગરુડવેગા ચ ॥ ૮૭ ॥
[મૂર્વા । ચ ગરુડવેગા]

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 53.87 in Kannada sript:
ಜಮ್ಬೂಸ್ತ್ರಿವೃತಾ ಮೌರ್ವೀ ಶಿಶುಮಾರೀ ಸಾರಿವಾ ಶಿವಾ ಶ್ಯಾಮಾ ।
ವೀರುಧಯೋ ವಾರಾಹೀ ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷ್ಮತೀ ಗರುಡವೇಗಾ ಚ ॥ ೮೭ ॥
[ಮೂರ್ವಾ । ಚ ಗರುಡವೇಗಾ]

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