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.

कुरुविन्दभवाः शबला मन्दद्युतयश्च धातुभिर्विद्धाः ।
स्फटिकभवा द्युतिमन्तो नानावर्णा विशुद्धाश्च ॥ २ ॥

kuruvindabhavāḥ śabalā mandadyutayaśca dhātubhirviddhāḥ |
sphaṭikabhavā dyutimanto nānāvarṇā viśuddhāśca || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 81.2 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 (81.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kuruvinda, Bhava, Shabala, Manda, Dyuti, Dyutaya, Dhatu, Viddha, Sphatika, Dyutimat, Dyutimanta, Nanavarna, Vishuddha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 81.2). 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: “kuruvindabhavāḥ śabalā mandadyutayaśca dhātubhirviddhāḥ
  • kuruvinda -
  • kuruvinda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuruvinda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavāḥ -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śabalā* -
  • śabala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śabalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • manda -
  • manda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dyutayaś -
  • dyuti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dyuti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dyutaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhātubhir -
  • dhātu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dhātu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dhātu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • viddhāḥ -
  • viddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> viddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> viddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vidh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vyadh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb]
    vyadh -> viddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb]
  • Line 2: “sphaṭikabhavā dyutimanto nānāvarṇā viśuddhāśca
  • sphaṭika -
  • sphaṭika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavā* -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dyutimanto* -
  • dyutimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dyutimanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nānāvarṇā* -
  • nānāvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nānāvarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viśuddhāś -
  • viśuddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viśuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 81.2

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 81.2 in Kannada sript:
ಕುರುವಿನ್ದಭವಾಃ ಶಬಲಾ ಮನ್ದದ್ಯುತಯಶ್ಚ ಧಾತುಭಿರ್ವಿದ್ಧಾಃ ।
ಸ್ಫಟಿಕಭವಾ ದ್ಯುತಿಮನ್ತೋ ನಾನಾವರ್ಣಾ ವಿಶುದ್ಧಾಶ್ಚ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 81.2 in Gujarati sript:
કુરુવિન્દભવાઃ શબલા મન્દદ્યુતયશ્ચ ધાતુભિર્વિદ્ધાઃ ।
સ્ફટિકભવા દ્યુતિમન્તો નાનાવર્ણા વિશુદ્ધાશ્ચ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 81.2 in Kannada sript:
ಕುರುವಿನ್ದಭವಾಃ ಶಬಲಾ ಮನ್ದದ್ಯುತಯಶ್ಚ ಧಾತುಭಿರ್ವಿದ್ಧಾಃ ।
ಸ್ಫಟಿಕಭವಾ ದ್ಯುತಿಮನ್ತೋ ನಾನಾವರ್ಣಾ ವಿಶುದ್ಧಾಶ್ಚ ॥ ೨ ॥

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