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.

सरःसु नलिनीछत्रनिरस्तरविरश्मिषु ।
हंसांसाक्षिप्तकह्लारवीथी ॥ ४ ॥
[वीचीविमलवारिषु । वीथी]

saraḥsu nalinīchatranirastaraviraśmiṣu |
haṃsāṃsākṣiptakahlāravīthī || 4 ||
[vīcīvimalavāriṣu | vīthī]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 55.4 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 (55.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saras, Nalini, Chatra, Nirasta, Ravirashmi, Hamsa, Akshipta, Kahlara, Vithi, Vici, Vimala, Vari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 55.4). 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: “saraḥsu nalinīchatranirastaraviraśmiṣu
  • saraḥsu -
  • saras (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • nalinī -
  • nalinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • chatra -
  • chatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirasta -
  • nirasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raviraśmiṣu -
  • raviraśmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    raviraśmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    raviraśmi (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “haṃsāṃsākṣiptakahlāravīthī || 4 |
  • haṃsāṃ -
  • haṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākṣipta -
  • ākṣipta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākṣipta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kahlāra -
  • kahlāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīthī -
  • vīthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vīthi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse 4
  • Line 3: “[vīcīvimalavāriṣu
  • vīcī -
  • vīcī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vīcī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vīci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vimala -
  • vimala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāriṣu -
  • vāri (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    vāri (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 55.4

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 55.4 in Kannada sript:
ಸರಃಸು ನಲಿನೀಛತ್ರನಿರಸ್ತರವಿರಶ್ಮಿಷು ।
ಹಂಸಾಂಸಾಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತಕಹ್ಲಾರವೀಥೀ ॥ ೪ ॥
[ವೀಚೀವಿಮಲವಾರಿಷು । ವೀಥೀ]

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 55.4 in Gujarati sript:
સરઃસુ નલિનીછત્રનિરસ્તરવિરશ્મિષુ ।
હંસાંસાક્ષિપ્તકહ્લારવીથી ॥ ૪ ॥
[વીચીવિમલવારિષુ । વીથી]

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 55.4 in Kannada sript:
ಸರಃಸು ನಲಿನೀಛತ್ರನಿರಸ್ತರವಿರಶ್ಮಿಷು ।
ಹಂಸಾಂಸಾಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತಕಹ್ಲಾರವೀಥೀ ॥ ೪ ॥
[ವೀಚೀವಿಮಲವಾರಿಷು । ವೀಥೀ]

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