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.

मन्त्राभिचारकुशलः कृशजानुजङ्घो विन्ध्यं ससह्यगिरिमुज्जयिनीं च भुक्त्वा ।
सम्प्राप्य सप्ततिसमा रुचको नरेन्द्रः शस्त्रेण मृत्युमुपयात्यथ वानलेन ॥ ३० ॥

mantrābhicārakuśalaḥ kṛśajānujaṅgho vindhyaṃ sasahyagirimujjayinīṃ ca bhuktvā |
samprāpya saptatisamā rucako narendraḥ śastreṇa mṛtyumupayātyatha vānalena || 30 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 68.30 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 (68.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mantri, Mantra, Abhicara, Kushala, Krisha, Janujangha, Vindhya, Sahya, Giri, Ujjayini, Bhuktva, Samprapya, Sama, Rucaka, Narendra, Shastra, Mrityu, Upaya, Yat, Yad, Han, Vanala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 68.30). 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: “mantrābhicārakuśalaḥ kṛśajānujaṅgho vindhyaṃ sasahyagirimujjayinīṃ ca bhuktvā
  • mantrā -
  • mantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    mantra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mantrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ābhicāra -
  • ābhicāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ābhicāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuśalaḥ -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛśa -
  • kṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jānujaṅgho* -
  • jānujaṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vindhyam -
  • vindhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vindhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sahya -
  • sahya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah -> sahya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sah]
    sah -> sahya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sah]
    sah -> sahya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sah class 10 verb]
    sah -> sahya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sah class 10 verb]
    sah -> sahya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sah class 4 verb]
    sah -> sahya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sah class 4 verb]
    sah (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • girim -
  • giri (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    giri (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ujjayinīm -
  • ujjayinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhuktvā -
  • bhuktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
  • Line 2: “samprāpya saptatisamā rucako narendraḥ śastreṇa mṛtyumupayātyatha vānalena
  • samprāpya -
  • samprāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samprāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saptati -
  • saptati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • samā* -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rucako* -
  • rucaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narendraḥ -
  • narendra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śastreṇa -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    śastra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mṛtyum -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • upayāt -
  • upaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    upaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vānalena -
  • vānala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 68.30

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 68.30 in Kannada sript:
ಮನ್ತ್ರಾಭಿಚಾರಕುಶಲಃ ಕೃಶಜಾನುಜಙ್ಘೋ ವಿನ್ಧ್ಯಂ ಸಸಹ್ಯಗಿರಿಮುಜ್ಜಯಿನೀಂ ಚ ಭುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ।
ಸಮ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ಸಪ್ತತಿಸಮಾ ರುಚಕೋ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರಃ ಶಸ್ತ್ರೇಣ ಮೃತ್ಯುಮುಪಯಾತ್ಯಥ ವಾನಲೇನ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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 68.30 in Gujarati sript:
મન્ત્રાભિચારકુશલઃ કૃશજાનુજઙ્ઘો વિન્ધ્યં સસહ્યગિરિમુજ્જયિનીં ચ ભુક્ત્વા ।
સમ્પ્રાપ્ય સપ્તતિસમા રુચકો નરેન્દ્રઃ શસ્ત્રેણ મૃત્યુમુપયાત્યથ વાનલેન ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 68.30 in Kannada sript:
ಮನ್ತ್ರಾಭಿಚಾರಕುಶಲಃ ಕೃಶಜಾನುಜಙ್ಘೋ ವಿನ್ಧ್ಯಂ ಸಸಹ್ಯಗಿರಿಮುಜ್ಜಯಿನೀಂ ಚ ಭುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ।
ಸಮ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ಸಪ್ತತಿಸಮಾ ರುಚಕೋ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರಃ ಶಸ್ತ್ರೇಣ ಮೃತ್ಯುಮುಪಯಾತ್ಯಥ ವಾನಲೇನ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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