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.

आताम्रसंहतखुरा व्यूढोरस्का बृहत्ककुदयुक्ताः ।
स्निग्धश्लक्ष्णतनुत्वग्रोमाणस्ताम्रतनुशृङ्गाः ॥ ११ ॥

ātāmrasaṃhatakhurā vyūḍhoraskā bṛhatkakudayuktāḥ |
snigdhaślakṣṇatanutvagromāṇastāmratanuśṛṅgāḥ || 11 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 60.11 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 (60.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atamra, Samhata, Khura, Vyudhoraska, Brihatka, Yukta, Snigdha, Shlakshna, Roman, Romana, Tamratanu, Shringa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 60.11). 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: “ātāmrasaṃhatakhurā vyūḍhoraskā bṛhatkakudayuktāḥ
  • ātāmra -
  • ātāmra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ātāmra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃhata -
  • saṃhata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃhata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khurā* -
  • khura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    khurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vyūḍhoraskā* -
  • vyūḍhoraska (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vyūḍhoraskā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bṛhatka -
  • bṛhatka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bṛhatka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ku -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • da -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuktāḥ -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • Line 2: “snigdhaślakṣṇatanutvagromāṇastāmratanuśṛṅgāḥ
  • snigdha -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snigdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
  • ślakṣṇa -
  • ślakṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ślakṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tanutvag -
  • tanutvac (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • romāṇas -
  • roman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    romāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāmratanu -
  • tāmratanu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tāmratanu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tāmratanu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śṛṅgāḥ -
  • śṛṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 60.11

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 60.11 in Kannada sript:
ಆತಾಮ್ರಸಂಹತಖುರಾ ವ್ಯೂಢೋರಸ್ಕಾ ಬೃಹತ್ಕಕುದಯುಕ್ತಾಃ ।
ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಶ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಣತನುತ್ವಗ್ರೋಮಾಣಸ್ತಾಮ್ರತನುಶೃಙ್ಗಾಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 60.11 in Gujarati sript:
આતામ્રસંહતખુરા વ્યૂઢોરસ્કા બૃહત્કકુદયુક્તાઃ ।
સ્નિગ્ધશ્લક્ષ્ણતનુત્વગ્રોમાણસ્તામ્રતનુશૃઙ્ગાઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 60.11 in Kannada sript:
ಆತಾಮ್ರಸಂಹತಖುರಾ ವ್ಯೂಢೋರಸ್ಕಾ ಬೃಹತ್ಕಕುದಯುಕ್ತಾಃ ।
ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಶ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಣತನುತ್ವಗ್ರೋಮಾಣಸ್ತಾಮ್ರತನುಶೃಙ್ಗಾಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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