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.

भूजलशिख्यनिलाम्बरसुरनररक्षः पिशाचकतिरश्चाम् ।
सत्त्वेन भवति पुरुषो लक्षणमेतद्भवति तेषाम् ॥ १०८ ॥
[एषाम्]

bhūjalaśikhyanilāmbarasuranararakṣaḥ piśācakatiraścām |
sattvena bhavati puruṣo lakṣaṇametadbhavati teṣām || 108 ||
[eṣām]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 67.108 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 (67.108). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhu, Jala, Shikhi, Shikhin, Anila, Bara, Surat, Pishacaka, Tirashca, Sattva, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Purusha, Lakshana, Etad, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 67.108). 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: “bhūjalaśikhyanilāmbarasuranararakṣaḥ piśācakatiraścām
  • bhū -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jala -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śikhya -
  • śikhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śikhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śikhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    śikhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • anilām -
  • anilā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bara -
  • bara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suran -
  • sur -> surat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sur class 6 verb]
  • ararakṣaḥ -
  • rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • piśācaka -
  • piśācaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    piśācaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tiraścā -
  • tiraścā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tiraśca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sattvena bhavati puruṣo lakṣaṇametadbhavati teṣām || 108 |
  • sattvena -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • puruṣo* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Cannot analyse 108

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 67.108

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 67.108 in Kannada sript:
ಭೂಜಲಶಿಖ್ಯನಿಲಾಮ್ಬರಸುರನರರಕ್ಷಃ ಪಿಶಾಚಕತಿರಶ್ಚಾಮ್ ।
ಸತ್ತ್ವೇನ ಭವತಿ ಪುರುಷೋ ಲಕ್ಷಣಮೇತದ್ಭವತಿ ತೇಷಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೦೮ ॥
[ಏಷಾಮ್]

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 67.108 in Gujarati sript:
ભૂજલશિખ્યનિલામ્બરસુરનરરક્ષઃ પિશાચકતિરશ્ચામ્ ।
સત્ત્વેન ભવતિ પુરુષો લક્ષણમેતદ્ભવતિ તેષામ્ ॥ ૧૦૮ ॥
[એષામ્]

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 67.108 in Kannada sript:
ಭೂಜಲಶಿಖ್ಯನಿಲಾಮ್ಬರಸುರನರರಕ್ಷಃ ಪಿಶಾಚಕತಿರಶ್ಚಾಮ್ ।
ಸತ್ತ್ವೇನ ಭವತಿ ಪುರುಷೋ ಲಕ್ಷಣಮೇತದ್ಭವತಿ ತೇಷಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೦೮ ॥
[ಏಷಾಮ್]

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