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.

शङ्खतिमिवेणुवारणवराहभुजगाभ्रजान्यवैद्यानि ।
अमितगुणत्वाच्चैषामर्घः शास्त्रे न निर्दिष्टः ॥ २९ ॥
[अवैध्यानि अवेद्यानि]

śaṅkhatimiveṇuvāraṇavarāhabhujagābhrajānyavaidyāni |
amitaguṇatvāccaiṣāmarghaḥ śāstre na nirdiṣṭaḥ || 29 ||
[avaidhyāni avedyāni]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 80.29 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 (80.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shankha, Timi, Venu, Varana, Varaha, Bhujaga, Bhraja, Avaidya, Amita, Gunatva, Ish, Isha, Argha, Shastri, Shastra, Nirdishta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 80.29). 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: “śaṅkhatimiveṇuvāraṇavarāhabhujagābhrajānyavaidyāni
  • śaṅkha -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • timi -
  • timi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    timi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    timī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • veṇu -
  • veṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    veṇū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    veṇū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    veṇū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vāraṇa -
  • vāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varāha -
  • varāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhujagā -
  • bhujagā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhrajānya -
  • bhraja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • avaidyāni -
  • avaidya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “amitaguṇatvāccaiṣāmarghaḥ śāstre na nirdiṣṭaḥ || 29 |
  • amita -
  • amita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇatvāc -
  • guṇatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • iṣām -
  • iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • arghaḥ -
  • argha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāstre -
  • śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirdiṣṭaḥ -
  • nirdiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 29

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 80.29

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 80.29 in Kannada sript:
ಶಙ್ಖತಿಮಿವೇಣುವಾರಣವರಾಹಭುಜಗಾಭ್ರಜಾನ್ಯವೈದ್ಯಾನಿ ।
ಅಮಿತಗುಣತ್ವಾಚ್ಚೈಷಾಮರ್ಘಃ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೇ ನ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟಃ ॥ ೨೯ ॥
[ಅವೈಧ್ಯಾನಿ ಅವೇದ್ಯಾನಿ]

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 80.29 in Gujarati sript:
શઙ્ખતિમિવેણુવારણવરાહભુજગાભ્રજાન્યવૈદ્યાનિ ।
અમિતગુણત્વાચ્ચૈષામર્ઘઃ શાસ્ત્રે ન નિર્દિષ્ટઃ ॥ ૨૯ ॥
[અવૈધ્યાનિ અવેદ્યાનિ]

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 80.29 in Kannada sript:
ಶಙ್ಖತಿಮಿವೇಣುವಾರಣವರಾಹಭುಜಗಾಭ್ರಜಾನ್ಯವೈದ್ಯಾನಿ ।
ಅಮಿತಗುಣತ್ವಾಚ್ಚೈಷಾಮರ್ಘಃ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೇ ನ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟಃ ॥ ೨೯ ॥
[ಅವೈಧ್ಯಾನಿ ಅವೇದ್ಯಾನಿ]

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