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.

जये धरित्र्याः पुरमेव सारं पुरे गृहं सद्मनि चैकदेशः ।
तत्रापि शय्या शयने वरा स्त्री रत्नोज्ज्वला राज्यसुखस्य सारः ॥ १ ॥

jaye dharitryāḥ purameva sāraṃ pure gṛhaṃ sadmani caikadeśaḥ |
tatrāpi śayyā śayane varā strī ratnojjvalā rājyasukhasya sāraḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 73.1 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 (73.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jaya, Dharitri, Pur, Pura, Eva, Sara, Puri, Grih, Sadman, Ekadesha, Tatra, Api, Shayya, Shayi, Shayana, Vara, Stri, Ratnojjvala, Rajyasukha, Saras,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 73.1). 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: “jaye dharitryāḥ purameva sāraṃ pure gṛhaṃ sadmani caikadeśaḥ
  • jaye -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • dharitryāḥ -
  • dharitrī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • puram -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāram -
  • sāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛ]
    sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛ]
  • pure -
  • pur (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    puri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sadmani -
  • sadman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sadman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ekadeśaḥ -
  • ekadeśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tatrāpi śayyā śayane varā strī ratnojjvalā rājyasukhasya sāraḥ
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śayyā -
  • śayyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śayi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śayane -
  • śayana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śayana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śayanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • varā -
  • varā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ratnojjvalā* -
  • ratnojjvala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ratnojjvalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājyasukhasya -
  • rājyasukha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sāraḥ -
  • sāras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 73.1

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 73.1 in Kannada sript:
ಜಯೇ ಧರಿತ್ರ್ಯಾಃ ಪುರಮೇವ ಸಾರಂ ಪುರೇ ಗೃಹಂ ಸದ್ಮನಿ ಚೈಕದೇಶಃ ।
ತತ್ರಾಪಿ ಶಯ್ಯಾ ಶಯನೇ ವರಾ ಸ್ತ್ರೀ ರತ್ನೋಜ್ಜ್ವಲಾ ರಾಜ್ಯಸುಖಸ್ಯ ಸಾರಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 73.1 in Gujarati sript:
જયે ધરિત્ર્યાઃ પુરમેવ સારં પુરે ગૃહં સદ્મનિ ચૈકદેશઃ ।
તત્રાપિ શય્યા શયને વરા સ્ત્રી રત્નોજ્જ્વલા રાજ્યસુખસ્ય સારઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 73.1 in Kannada sript:
ಜಯೇ ಧರಿತ್ರ್ಯಾಃ ಪುರಮೇವ ಸಾರಂ ಪುರೇ ಗೃಹಂ ಸದ್ಮನಿ ಚೈಕದೇಶಃ ।
ತತ್ರಾಪಿ ಶಯ್ಯಾ ಶಯನೇ ವರಾ ಸ್ತ್ರೀ ರತ್ನೋಜ್ಜ್ವಲಾ ರಾಜ್ಯಸುಖಸ್ಯ ಸಾರಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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