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.

बिभ्राणः स्वकररुहे बाहुभ्यां पङ्कजे मुकुटधारी ।
कुण्डलभूषितवदनः प्रलम्बहारो वियद्गवृतः ॥ ४७ ॥
[पाणिभ्यां । वियङ्ग]

bibhrāṇaḥ svakararuhe bāhubhyāṃ paṅkaje mukuṭadhārī |
kuṇḍalabhūṣitavadanaḥ pralambahāro viyadgavṛtaḥ || 47 ||
[pāṇibhyāṃ | viyaṅga]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 57.47 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 (57.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bibhrana, Svakara, Ruh, Ruha, Bahu, Pankaja, Mukutadharin, Mukutadhari, Kundalabhushita, Vadat, Pralambahan, Ara, Viyat, Rita, Pani, Panin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57.47). 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: “bibhrāṇaḥ svakararuhe bāhubhyāṃ paṅkaje mukuṭadhārī
  • bibhrāṇaḥ -
  • bibhrāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svakara -
  • svakara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svakara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ruhe -
  • ruh (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    ruha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ruha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ruhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bāhubhyām -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • paṅkaje -
  • paṅkaja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paṅkaja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • mukuṭadhārī -
  • mukuṭadhārī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mukuṭadhārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mukuṭadhārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kuṇḍalabhūṣitavadanaḥ pralambahāro viyadgavṛtaḥ || 47 |
  • kuṇḍalabhūṣita -
  • kuṇḍalabhūṣita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍalabhūṣita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadan -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • pralambahā -
  • pralambahan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aro* -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viyad -
  • viyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    viyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    -> viyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • gavṛ -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    gu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ṛtaḥ -
  • ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 47
  • Line 3: “[pāṇibhyāṃ
  • pāṇibhyām -
  • pāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    pāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    pāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    pāṇī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57.47

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 57.47 in Kannada sript:
ಬಿಭ್ರಾಣಃ ಸ್ವಕರರುಹೇ ಬಾಹುಭ್ಯಾಂ ಪಙ್ಕಜೇ ಮುಕುಟಧಾರೀ ।
ಕುಣ್ಡಲಭೂಷಿತವದನಃ ಪ್ರಲಮ್ಬಹಾರೋ ವಿಯದ್ಗವೃತಃ ॥ ೪೭ ॥
[ಪಾಣಿಭ್ಯಾಂ । ವಿಯಙ್ಗ]

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 57.47 in Gujarati sript:
બિભ્રાણઃ સ્વકરરુહે બાહુભ્યાં પઙ્કજે મુકુટધારી ।
કુણ્ડલભૂષિતવદનઃ પ્રલમ્બહારો વિયદ્ગવૃતઃ ॥ ૪૭ ॥
[પાણિભ્યાં । વિયઙ્ગ]

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 57.47 in Kannada sript:
ಬಿಭ್ರಾಣಃ ಸ್ವಕರರುಹೇ ಬಾಹುಭ್ಯಾಂ ಪಙ್ಕಜೇ ಮುಕುಟಧಾರೀ ।
ಕುಣ್ಡಲಭೂಷಿತವದನಃ ಪ್ರಲಮ್ಬಹಾರೋ ವಿಯದ್ಗವೃತಃ ॥ ೪೭ ॥
[ಪಾಣಿಭ್ಯಾಂ । ವಿಯಙ್ಗ]

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