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.

तनुभूस्पृग्वालधयो रक्तान्तविलोचना महोच्छ्वासाः ।
सिंहस्कन्धास्तन्वल्पकम्बलाः पूजिताः सुगमाः ॥ १२ ॥
[सुगताः]

tanubhūspṛgvāladhayo raktāntavilocanā mahocchvāsāḥ |
siṃhaskandhāstanvalpakambalāḥ pūjitāḥ sugamāḥ || 12 ||
[sugatāḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 60.12 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 (60.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tanu, Bhusprish, Valadhi, Raktanta, Vilocana, Mah, Maha, Ucchvasa, Simhaskandha, Tanva, Alpakam, Alpaka, Bala, Pujita, Sugama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 60.12). 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: “tanubhūspṛgvāladhayo raktāntavilocanā mahocchvāsāḥ
  • tanu -
  • tanu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tanu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tanū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhūspṛg -
  • bhūspṛś (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • vāladhayo* -
  • vāladhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • raktānta -
  • raktānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    raktānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vilocanā* -
  • vilocana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vilocanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • maho -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ucchvāsāḥ -
  • ucchvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “siṃhaskandhāstanvalpakambalāḥ pūjitāḥ sugamāḥ || 12 |
  • siṃhaskandhās -
  • siṃhaskandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    siṃhaskandhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tanva -
  • tanu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tanu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tanū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tanva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • alpakam -
  • alpakam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    alpaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alpaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • balāḥ -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pūjitāḥ -
  • pūjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pūjitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pūj -> pūjita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • sugamāḥ -
  • sugama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sugamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 12

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 60.12

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 60.12 in Kannada sript:
ತನುಭೂಸ್ಪೃಗ್ವಾಲಧಯೋ ರಕ್ತಾನ್ತವಿಲೋಚನಾ ಮಹೋಚ್ಛ್ವಾಸಾಃ ।
ಸಿಂಹಸ್ಕನ್ಧಾಸ್ತನ್ವಲ್ಪಕಮ್ಬಲಾಃ ಪೂಜಿತಾಃ ಸುಗಮಾಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
[ಸುಗತಾಃ]

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 60.12 in Gujarati sript:
તનુભૂસ્પૃગ્વાલધયો રક્તાન્તવિલોચના મહોચ્છ્વાસાઃ ।
સિંહસ્કન્ધાસ્તન્વલ્પકમ્બલાઃ પૂજિતાઃ સુગમાઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥
[સુગતાઃ]

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 60.12 in Kannada sript:
ತನುಭೂಸ್ಪೃಗ್ವಾಲಧಯೋ ರಕ್ತಾನ್ತವಿಲೋಚನಾ ಮಹೋಚ್ಛ್ವಾಸಾಃ ।
ಸಿಂಹಸ್ಕನ್ಧಾಸ್ತನ್ವಲ್ಪಕಮ್ಬಲಾಃ ಪೂಜಿತಾಃ ಸುಗಮಾಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
[ಸುಗತಾಃ]

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