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.

नैम्बं पत्रं त्वक्च नालं तिलानां ।
सापामार्गं तिन्दुकं स्याद्गुडूची ।
गोमूत्रेण स्रावितः क्षार एषां ५३.११५द् षट्कृत्वोऽतस्तापितो भिद्यतेऽश्मा ॥ ११५ ॥

naimbaṃ patraṃ tvakca nālaṃ tilānāṃ |
sāpāmārgaṃ tindukaṃ syādguḍūcī |
gomūtreṇa srāvitaḥ kṣāra eṣāṃ 53.115d ṣaṭkṛtvo'tastāpito bhidyate'śmā || 115 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 53.115 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 (53.115). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naimba, Patra, Tvac, Nala, Tila, Apamarga, Tinduka, Syat, Sya, Guduci, Gomutra, Sravita, Kshara, Idam, Shatkritvah, Atah, Tapita, Ashman, Ashma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 53.115). 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: “naimbaṃ patraṃ tvakca nālaṃ tilānāṃ
  • naimbam -
  • naimba (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naimba (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    naimbā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • patram -
  • patra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    patra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tvak -
  • tvac (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nālam -
  • nāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tilānām -
  • tila (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “sāpāmārgaṃ tindukaṃ syādguḍūcī
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apāmārgam -
  • apāmārga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tindukam -
  • tinduka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tindukā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • guḍūcī -
  • guḍūcī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “gomūtreṇa srāvitaḥ kṣāra eṣāṃ 53.115d ṣaṭkṛtvo'tastāpito bhidyate'śmā
  • gomūtreṇa -
  • gomūtra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gomūtra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • srāvitaḥ -
  • srāvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sru -> srāvita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sru]
  • kṣāra* -
  • kṣāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Cannot analyse 53115d*ṣa
  • ṣaṭkṛtvo' -
  • ṣaṭkṛtvaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • atas -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tāpito* -
  • tāpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tap -> tāpita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tap]
  • bhidyate' -
  • bhid (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    bhid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • aśmā -
  • aśman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    aśmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 53.115

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 53.115 in Kannada sript:
ನೈಮ್ಬಂ ಪತ್ರಂ ತ್ವಕ್ಚ ನಾಲಂ ತಿಲಾನಾಂ ।
ಸಾಪಾಮಾರ್ಗಂ ತಿನ್ದುಕಂ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ಗುಡೂಚೀ ।
ಗೋಮೂತ್ರೇಣ ಸ್ರಾವಿತಃ ಕ್ಷಾರ ಏಷಾಂ ೫೩.೧೧೫ದ್ ಷಟ್ಕೃತ್ವೋಽತಸ್ತಾಪಿತೋ ಭಿದ್ಯತೇಽಶ್ಮಾ ॥ ೧೧೫ ॥

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 53.115 in Gujarati sript:
નૈમ્બં પત્રં ત્વક્ચ નાલં તિલાનાં ।
સાપામાર્ગં તિન્દુકં સ્યાદ્ગુડૂચી ।
ગોમૂત્રેણ સ્રાવિતઃ ક્ષાર એષાં ૫૩.૧૧૫દ્ ષટ્કૃત્વોઽતસ્તાપિતો ભિદ્યતેઽશ્મા ॥ ૧૧૫ ॥

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 53.115 in Kannada sript:
ನೈಮ್ಬಂ ಪತ್ರಂ ತ್ವಕ್ಚ ನಾಲಂ ತಿಲಾನಾಂ ।
ಸಾಪಾಮಾರ್ಗಂ ತಿನ್ದುಕಂ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ಗುಡೂಚೀ ।
ಗೋಮೂತ್ರೇಣ ಸ್ರಾವಿತಃ ಕ್ಷಾರ ಏಷಾಂ ೫೩.೧೧೫ದ್ ಷಟ್ಕೃತ್ವೋಽತಸ್ತಾಪಿತೋ ಭಿದ್ಯತೇಽಶ್ಮಾ ॥ ೧೧೫ ॥

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