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.

सुरदारुचन्दनशमीमधूकतरवः शुभा द्विजातीनाम् ।
क्षत्रस्यारिष्टाश्वत्थखदिरबिल्वा विवृद्धिकराः ॥ ५ ॥

suradārucandanaśamīmadhūkataravaḥ śubhā dvijātīnām |
kṣatrasyāriṣṭāśvatthakhadirabilvā vivṛddhikarāḥ || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 58.5 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 (58.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suradaru, Candana, Shami, Dhuka, Taru, Shubha, Dvijati, Kshatra, Arishta, Ashvattha, Khadira, Bilva, Vivriddhikara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 58.5). 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: “suradārucandanaśamīmadhūkataravaḥ śubhā dvijātīnām
  • suradāru -
  • suradāru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • candana -
  • candana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śamīm -
  • śamī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhūka -
  • dhūka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taravaḥ -
  • taru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    taru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śubhā* -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvijātīnām -
  • dvijāti (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dvijāti (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dvijāti (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “kṣatrasyāriṣṭāśvatthakhadirabilvā vivṛddhikarāḥ
  • kṣatrasyā -
  • kṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ariṣṭā -
  • ariṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ariṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ariṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvattha -
  • aśvattha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśvattha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khadira -
  • khadira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bilvā* -
  • bilva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bilvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vivṛddhikarāḥ -
  • vivṛddhikara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vivṛddhikarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 58.5

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 58.5 in Kannada sript:
ಸುರದಾರುಚನ್ದನಶಮೀಮಧೂಕತರವಃ ಶುಭಾ ದ್ವಿಜಾತೀನಾಮ್ ।
ಕ್ಷತ್ರಸ್ಯಾರಿಷ್ಟಾಶ್ವತ್ಥಖದಿರಬಿಲ್ವಾ ವಿವೃದ್ಧಿಕರಾಃ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 58.5 in Gujarati sript:
સુરદારુચન્દનશમીમધૂકતરવઃ શુભા દ્વિજાતીનામ્ ।
ક્ષત્રસ્યારિષ્ટાશ્વત્થખદિરબિલ્વા વિવૃદ્ધિકરાઃ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 58.5 in Kannada sript:
ಸುರದಾರುಚನ್ದನಶಮೀಮಧೂಕತರವಃ ಶುಭಾ ದ್ವಿಜಾತೀನಾಮ್ ।
ಕ್ಷತ್ರಸ್ಯಾರಿಷ್ಟಾಶ್ವತ್ಥಖದಿರಬಿಲ್ವಾ ವಿವೃದ್ಧಿಕರಾಃ ॥ ೫ ॥

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