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.

कृकलासकपिभुजङ्गेष्वसुभिक्षव्याधयो रिपुवशित्वम् ।
गृध्रोलूकध्वाङ्क्षश्येनाकारेषु जनमरकः ॥ २४ ॥
[वशत्वम्]

kṛkalāsakapibhujaṅgeṣvasubhikṣavyādhayo ripuvaśitvam |
gṛdhrolūkadhvāṅkṣaśyenākāreṣu janamarakaḥ || 24 ||
[vaśatvam]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 78.24 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 (78.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krikalasa, Kapibhu, Janga, Asu, Vyadhi, Ripu, Vashitva, Gridhra, Uluka, Dhvanksha, Shyena, Akara, Janamaraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 78.24). 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: “kṛkalāsakapibhujaṅgeṣvasubhikṣavyādhayo ripuvaśitvam
  • kṛkalāsa -
  • kṛkalāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kapibhu -
  • kapibhū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kapibhū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kapibhū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jaṅgeṣva -
  • jaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    jaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • asu -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • bhikṣa -
  • bhikṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vyādhayo* -
  • vyādhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ripu -
  • ripu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ripu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ripu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vaśitvam -
  • vaśitva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “gṛdhrolūkadhvāṅkṣaśyenākāreṣu janamarakaḥ || 24 |
  • gṛdhro -
  • gṛdhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛdhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛdhrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ulūka -
  • ulūka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ulūka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhvāṅkṣa -
  • dhvāṅkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvāṅkṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śyenā -
  • śyena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śyena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śyenā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akāreṣu -
  • akāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • janamarakaḥ -
  • janamaraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 24

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 78.24

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 78.24 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಕಲಾಸಕಪಿಭುಜಙ್ಗೇಷ್ವಸುಭಿಕ್ಷವ್ಯಾಧಯೋ ರಿಪುವಶಿತ್ವಮ್ ।
ಗೃಧ್ರೋಲೂಕಧ್ವಾಙ್ಕ್ಷಶ್ಯೇನಾಕಾರೇಷು ಜನಮರಕಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥
[ವಶತ್ವಮ್]

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 78.24 in Gujarati sript:
કૃકલાસકપિભુજઙ્ગેષ્વસુભિક્ષવ્યાધયો રિપુવશિત્વમ્ ।
ગૃધ્રોલૂકધ્વાઙ્ક્ષશ્યેનાકારેષુ જનમરકઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥
[વશત્વમ્]

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 78.24 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಕಲಾಸಕಪಿಭುಜಙ್ಗೇಷ್ವಸುಭಿಕ್ಷವ್ಯಾಧಯೋ ರಿಪುವಶಿತ್ವಮ್ ।
ಗೃಧ್ರೋಲೂಕಧ್ವಾಙ್ಕ್ಷಶ್ಯೇನಾಕಾರೇಷು ಜನಮರಕಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥
[ವಶತ್ವಮ್]

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