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.

वर्षोपलवज्जातं वायुस्कन्धाच्च सप्तमाद्भ्रष्टम् ।
ह्रियते किल खाद्दिव्यैस्तडित्प्रभं मेघसम्भूतम् ॥ २४ ॥

varṣopalavajjātaṃ vāyuskandhācca saptamādbhraṣṭam |
hriyate kila khāddivyaistaḍitprabhaṃ meghasambhūtam || 24 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 80.24 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (80.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vayuskandha, Saptama, Bhrashta, Kila, Kha, Divya, Taditprabha, Megha, Sambhuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 80.24). 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: “varṣopalavajjātaṃ vāyuskandhācca saptamādbhraṣṭam
  • Cannot analyse varṣopalavajjātam*vā
  • vāyuskandhāc -
  • vāyuskandha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saptamād -
  • saptama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    saptama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhraṣṭam -
  • bhraṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhraṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhraṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “hriyate kila khāddivyaistaḍitprabhaṃ meghasambhūtam
  • hriyate -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • khād -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • divyais -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • taḍitprabham -
  • taḍitprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    taḍitprabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    taḍitprabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • megha -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    megha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sambhūtam -
  • sambhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sambhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sambhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 80.24

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 80.24 in Kannada sript:
ವರ್ಷೋಪಲವಜ್ಜಾತಂ ವಾಯುಸ್ಕನ್ಧಾಚ್ಚ ಸಪ್ತಮಾದ್ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಮ್ ।
ಹ್ರಿಯತೇ ಕಿಲ ಖಾದ್ದಿವ್ಯೈಸ್ತಡಿತ್ಪ್ರಭಂ ಮೇಘಸಮ್ಭೂತಮ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 80.24 in Gujarati sript:
વર્ષોપલવજ્જાતં વાયુસ્કન્ધાચ્ચ સપ્તમાદ્ભ્રષ્ટમ્ ।
હ્રિયતે કિલ ખાદ્દિવ્યૈસ્તડિત્પ્રભં મેઘસમ્ભૂતમ્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 80.24 in Kannada sript:
ವರ್ಷೋಪಲವಜ್ಜಾತಂ ವಾಯುಸ್ಕನ್ಧಾಚ್ಚ ಸಪ್ತಮಾದ್ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಮ್ ।
ಹ್ರಿಯತೇ ಕಿಲ ಖಾದ್ದಿವ್ಯೈಸ್ತಡಿತ್ಪ್ರಭಂ ಮೇಘಸಮ್ಭೂತಮ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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