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.

सर्वः स्पन्दनरचितो न शुभः प्राणान् हिनस्ति चाम्बकृतः ।
असनोऽन्यदारुसहितः क्षिप्रं दोषान् करोति बहून् ॥ १७ ॥

sarvaḥ spandanaracito na śubhaḥ prāṇān hinasti cāmbakṛtaḥ |
asano'nyadārusahitaḥ kṣipraṃ doṣān karoti bahūn || 17 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 78.17 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 (78.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarva, Spandana, Racita, Shubha, Shubh, Prana, Krit, Krita, Asana, Anyada, Sahitri, Sahita, Kshipram, Kshipra, Dosha, Karoti, Bahu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 78.17). 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: “sarvaḥ spandanaracito na śubhaḥ prāṇān hinasti cāmbakṛtaḥ
  • sarvaḥ -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • spandana -
  • spandana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    spandana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • racito* -
  • racita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rac -> racita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rac class 10 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śubhaḥ -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • prāṇān -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hinasti -
  • hiṃs (verb class 7)
    [present active third single]
  • cām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ba -
  • ba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtaḥ -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “asano'nyadārusahitaḥ kṣipraṃ doṣān karoti bahūn
  • asano' -
  • asana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    san (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • anyadā -
  • anyadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aru -
  • aru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sahitaḥ -
  • sahitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • doṣān -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • bahūn -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 78.17

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 78.17 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವಃ ಸ್ಪನ್ದನರಚಿತೋ ನ ಶುಭಃ ಪ್ರಾಣಾನ್ ಹಿನಸ್ತಿ ಚಾಮ್ಬಕೃತಃ ।
ಅಸನೋಽನ್ಯದಾರುಸಹಿತಃ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಂ ದೋಷಾನ್ ಕರೋತಿ ಬಹೂನ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 78.17 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વઃ સ્પન્દનરચિતો ન શુભઃ પ્રાણાન્ હિનસ્તિ ચામ્બકૃતઃ ।
અસનોઽન્યદારુસહિતઃ ક્ષિપ્રં દોષાન્ કરોતિ બહૂન્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 78.17 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವಃ ಸ್ಪನ್ದನರಚಿತೋ ನ ಶುಭಃ ಪ್ರಾಣಾನ್ ಹಿನಸ್ತಿ ಚಾಮ್ಬಕೃತಃ ।
ಅಸನೋಽನ್ಯದಾರುಸಹಿತಃ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಂ ದೋಷಾನ್ ಕರೋತಿ ಬಹೂನ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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