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.

प्रतिषिद्धवृक्षनिर्मितशयनासनसेवनात्कुलविनाशः ।
व्याधिभयव्ययकलहा भवन्त्यनर्था अनेकविधाः ॥ ५ ॥
[अनर्थाश्च]

pratiṣiddhavṛkṣanirmitaśayanāsanasevanātkulavināśaḥ |
vyādhibhayavyayakalahā bhavantyanarthā anekavidhāḥ || 5 ||
[anarthāśca]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 78.5 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 (78.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratishiddha, Vrikshat, Mita, Shayanasanasevana, Kula, Vinasha, Vyadhibhaya, Vyayaka, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Anartha, Anekavidha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 78.5). 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: “pratiṣiddhavṛkṣanirmitaśayanāsanasevanātkulavināśaḥ
  • pratiṣiddha -
  • pratiṣiddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratiṣiddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛkṣan -
  • vṛkṣ -> vṛkṣat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛkṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛkṣ class 1 verb]
  • ir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mita -
  • mita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> mita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    mi -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mi class 5 verb]
    mi -> mita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mi class 5 verb]
  • śayanāsanasevanāt -
  • śayanāsanasevana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kula -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vināśaḥ -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vyādhibhayavyayakalahā bhavantyanarthā anekavidhāḥ || 5 |
  • vyādhibhaya -
  • vyādhibhaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyayaka -
  • vyayaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyayaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • la -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hā* -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavantya -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • anarthā* -
  • anartha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anarthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • anekavidhāḥ -
  • anekavidha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anekavidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 5

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 78.5

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 78.5 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತಿಷಿದ್ಧವೃಕ್ಷನಿರ್ಮಿತಶಯನಾಸನಸೇವನಾತ್ಕುಲವಿನಾಶಃ ।
ವ್ಯಾಧಿಭಯವ್ಯಯಕಲಹಾ ಭವನ್ತ್ಯನರ್ಥಾ ಅನೇಕವಿಧಾಃ ॥ ೫ ॥
[ಅನರ್ಥಾಶ್ಚ]

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 78.5 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રતિષિદ્ધવૃક્ષનિર્મિતશયનાસનસેવનાત્કુલવિનાશઃ ।
વ્યાધિભયવ્યયકલહા ભવન્ત્યનર્થા અનેકવિધાઃ ॥ ૫ ॥
[અનર્થાશ્ચ]

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 78.5 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತಿಷಿದ್ಧವೃಕ್ಷನಿರ್ಮಿತಶಯನಾಸನಸೇವನಾತ್ಕುಲವಿನಾಶಃ ।
ವ್ಯಾಧಿಭಯವ್ಯಯಕಲಹಾ ಭವನ್ತ್ಯನರ್ಥಾ ಅನೇಕವಿಧಾಃ ॥ ೫ ॥
[ಅನರ್ಥಾಶ್ಚ]

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