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.

अञ्जनभृङ्गश्यामतनुर्वा बिन्दुविचित्रोऽव्यङ्गशरीरः ।
सर्पशिरा वा स्थूलगलो यः सोऽपि नृपाणां राष्ट्रविवृद्ध्यै ॥ २ ॥

añjanabhṛṅgaśyāmatanurvā binduvicitro'vyaṅgaśarīraḥ |
sarpaśirā vā sthūlagalo yaḥ so'pi nṛpāṇāṃ rāṣṭravivṛddhyai || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 63.2 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 (63.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anjana, Bhringa, Shyama, Tanu, Tanus, Var, Vicitra, Avyanga, Shari, Sarpashiras, Sthula, Gala, Yah, Sah, Api, Nripa, Nripana, Rashtravivriddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 63.2). 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: “añjanabhṛṅgaśyāmatanurvā binduvicitro'vyaṅgaśarīraḥ
  • añjana -
  • añjana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    añjana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhṛṅga -
  • bhṛṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyāma -
  • śyāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śyāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • tanur -
  • tanus (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bindu -
  • bindu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vicitro' -
  • vicitra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avyaṅga -
  • avyaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avyaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śarīr -
  • śarī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    śari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
    śṝ (verb class 9)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • raḥ -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sarpaśirā sthūlagalo yaḥ so'pi nṛpāṇāṃ rāṣṭravivṛddhyai
  • sarpaśirā* -
  • sarpaśiras (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sthūla -
  • sthūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • galo* -
  • gala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • nṛpāṇām -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nṛpāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • rāṣṭravivṛddhyai -
  • rāṣṭravivṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 63.2

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 63.2 in Kannada sript:
ಅಞ್ಜನಭೃಙ್ಗಶ್ಯಾಮತನುರ್ವಾ ಬಿನ್ದುವಿಚಿತ್ರೋಽವ್ಯಙ್ಗಶರೀರಃ ।
ಸರ್ಪಶಿರಾ ವಾ ಸ್ಥೂಲಗಲೋ ಯಃ ಸೋಽಪಿ ನೃಪಾಣಾಂ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರವಿವೃದ್ಧ್ಯೈ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 63.2 in Gujarati sript:
અઞ્જનભૃઙ્ગશ્યામતનુર્વા બિન્દુવિચિત્રોઽવ્યઙ્ગશરીરઃ ।
સર્પશિરા વા સ્થૂલગલો યઃ સોઽપિ નૃપાણાં રાષ્ટ્રવિવૃદ્ધ્યૈ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 63.2 in Kannada sript:
ಅಞ್ಜನಭೃಙ್ಗಶ್ಯಾಮತನುರ್ವಾ ಬಿನ್ದುವಿಚಿತ್ರೋಽವ್ಯಙ್ಗಶರೀರಃ ।
ಸರ್ಪಶಿರಾ ವಾ ಸ್ಥೂಲಗಲೋ ಯಃ ಸೋಽಪಿ ನೃಪಾಣಾಂ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರವಿವೃದ್ಧ್ಯೈ ॥ ೨ ॥

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