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.

उष्णा शीता च मही शीतोष्णाम्भस्त्रिभिर्नरैः सार्धैः ।
इन्द्रधनुर्मत्स्यो वा वल्मीको वा चतुर्हस्तात् ॥ ९४ ॥

uṣṇā śītā ca mahī śītoṣṇāmbhastribhirnaraiḥ sārdhaiḥ |
indradhanurmatsyo vā valmīko vā caturhastāt || 94 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 53.94 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 (53.94). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ushna, Shita, Mahi, Mahin, Shitoshna, Bha, Tri, Nara, Sardha, Indradhanus, Indradhanu, Matsya, Var, Valmika, Caturhasta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 53.94). 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: “uṣṇā śītā ca mahī śītoṣṇāmbhastribhirnaraiḥ sārdhaiḥ
  • uṣṇā -
  • uṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śītā -
  • śītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śi -> śītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śi class 5 verb]
    śī -> śītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śī class 4 verb]
    śyā -> śītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahī -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śītoṣṇām -
  • śītoṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhas -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tribhir -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • naraiḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sārdhaiḥ -
  • sārdha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sārdha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “indradhanurmatsyo valmīko caturhastāt
  • indradhanur -
  • indradhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    indradhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    indradhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • matsyo* -
  • matsya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • valmīko* -
  • valmīka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • caturhastāt -
  • caturhasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    caturhasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 53.94

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 53.94 in Kannada sript:
ಉಷ್ಣಾ ಶೀತಾ ಚ ಮಹೀ ಶೀತೋಷ್ಣಾಮ್ಭಸ್ತ್ರಿಭಿರ್ನರೈಃ ಸಾರ್ಧೈಃ ।
ಇನ್ದ್ರಧನುರ್ಮತ್ಸ್ಯೋ ವಾ ವಲ್ಮೀಕೋ ವಾ ಚತುರ್ಹಸ್ತಾತ್ ॥ ೯೪ ॥

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 53.94 in Gujarati sript:
ઉષ્ણા શીતા ચ મહી શીતોષ્ણામ્ભસ્ત્રિભિર્નરૈઃ સાર્ધૈઃ ।
ઇન્દ્રધનુર્મત્સ્યો વા વલ્મીકો વા ચતુર્હસ્તાત્ ॥ ૯૪ ॥

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 53.94 in Kannada sript:
ಉಷ್ಣಾ ಶೀತಾ ಚ ಮಹೀ ಶೀತೋಷ್ಣಾಮ್ಭಸ್ತ್ರಿಭಿರ್ನರೈಃ ಸಾರ್ಧೈಃ ।
ಇನ್ದ್ರಧನುರ್ಮತ್ಸ್ಯೋ ವಾ ವಲ್ಮೀಕೋ ವಾ ಚತುರ್ಹಸ್ತಾತ್ ॥ ೯೪ ॥

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