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.

धूमाकुलोऽपसव्यो मुहुर्मुहुर्विफुलिङ्गकृन्न शुभः ।
होतुः स्मृतिलोपो वा प्रसर्पणं चाशुभं प्रोक्तम् ॥ १३ ॥

dhūmākulo'pasavyo muhurmuhurviphuliṅgakṛnna śubhaḥ |
hotuḥ smṛtilopo vā prasarpaṇaṃ cāśubhaṃ proktam || 13 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 59.13 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 (59.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhumakula, Apasavya, Muhur, Vip, Hulinga, Krit, Shubha, Shubh, Hotri, Smritilopa, Prasarpana, Ashubha, Prokta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 59.13). 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: “dhūmākulo'pasavyo muhurmuhurviphuliṅgakṛnna śubhaḥ
  • dhūmākulo' -
  • dhūmākula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apasavyo* -
  • apasavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • muhur -
  • muhur (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    muhur (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • muhur -
  • muhur (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    muhur (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vip -
  • vip (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vip (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vip (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • huliṅga -
  • huliṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛn -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śubhaḥ -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “hotuḥ smṛtilopo prasarpaṇaṃ cāśubhaṃ proktam
  • hotuḥ -
  • hotṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • smṛtilopo* -
  • smṛtilopa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prasarpaṇam -
  • prasarpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśubham -
  • aśubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 59.13

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 59.13 in Kannada sript:
ಧೂಮಾಕುಲೋಽಪಸವ್ಯೋ ಮುಹುರ್ಮುಹುರ್ವಿಫುಲಿಙ್ಗಕೃನ್ನ ಶುಭಃ ।
ಹೋತುಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಿಲೋಪೋ ವಾ ಪ್ರಸರ್ಪಣಂ ಚಾಶುಭಂ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಮ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 59.13 in Gujarati sript:
ધૂમાકુલોઽપસવ્યો મુહુર્મુહુર્વિફુલિઙ્ગકૃન્ન શુભઃ ।
હોતુઃ સ્મૃતિલોપો વા પ્રસર્પણં ચાશુભં પ્રોક્તમ્ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 59.13 in Kannada sript:
ಧೂಮಾಕುಲೋಽಪಸವ್ಯೋ ಮುಹುರ್ಮುಹುರ್ವಿಫುಲಿಙ್ಗಕೃನ್ನ ಶುಭಃ ।
ಹೋತುಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಿಲೋಪೋ ವಾ ಪ್ರಸರ್ಪಣಂ ಚಾಶುಭಂ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಮ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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