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.

वैकङ्कतश्रीफलकाश्मरीषु ब्राह्मी द्युतिः क्षेमतरौ सुदाराः ।
वृद्धिर्वटेऽर्के प्रचुरं च तेजः पुत्रा मधूके सगुणाः प्रियत्वम् ॥ ३ ॥
[ककुभे]

vaikaṅkataśrīphalakāśmarīṣu brāhmī dyutiḥ kṣematarau sudārāḥ |
vṛddhirvaṭe'rke pracuraṃ ca tejaḥ putrā madhūke saguṇāḥ priyatvam || 3 ||
[kakubhe]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 84.3 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 (84.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaikankata, Shriphala, Kashmari, Brahmi, Dyuti, Kshemataru, Suda, Ara, Vriddhi, Vata, Vati, Arka, Pracura, Teja, Tejas, Putra, Madhuka, Saguna, Priyatva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 84.3). 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: “vaikaṅkataśrīphalakāśmarīṣu brāhmī dyutiḥ kṣematarau sudārāḥ
  • vaikaṅkata -
  • vaikaṅkata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaikaṅkata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrīphala -
  • śrīphala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śrīphala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāśmarīṣu -
  • kāśmarī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • brāhmī -
  • brāhmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    brāhmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    brāhmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dyutiḥ -
  • dyuti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dyuti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣematarau -
  • kṣemataru (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sudā -
  • suda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sudā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sudā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arāḥ -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
    rās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “vṛddhirvaṭe'rke pracuraṃ ca tejaḥ putrā madhūke saguṇāḥ priyatvam || 3 |
  • vṛddhir -
  • vṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaṭe' -
  • vaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaṭi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vaṭ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • arke -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pracuram -
  • pracura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pracura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pracurā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tejaḥ -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    teja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • putrā* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • madhūke -
  • madhūka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhūka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • saguṇāḥ -
  • saguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • priyatvam -
  • priyatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 3

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 84.3

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 84.3 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಕಙ್ಕತಶ್ರೀಫಲಕಾಶ್ಮರೀಷು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮೀ ದ್ಯುತಿಃ ಕ್ಷೇಮತರೌ ಸುದಾರಾಃ ।
ವೃದ್ಧಿರ್ವಟೇಽರ್ಕೇ ಪ್ರಚುರಂ ಚ ತೇಜಃ ಪುತ್ರಾ ಮಧೂಕೇ ಸಗುಣಾಃ ಪ್ರಿಯತ್ವಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥
[ಕಕುಭೇ]

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 84.3 in Gujarati sript:
વૈકઙ્કતશ્રીફલકાશ્મરીષુ બ્રાહ્મી દ્યુતિઃ ક્ષેમતરૌ સુદારાઃ ।
વૃદ્ધિર્વટેઽર્કે પ્રચુરં ચ તેજઃ પુત્રા મધૂકે સગુણાઃ પ્રિયત્વમ્ ॥ ૩ ॥
[કકુભે]

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 84.3 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಕಙ್ಕತಶ್ರೀಫಲಕಾಶ್ಮರೀಷು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮೀ ದ್ಯುತಿಃ ಕ್ಷೇಮತರೌ ಸುದಾರಾಃ ।
ವೃದ್ಧಿರ್ವಟೇಽರ್ಕೇ ಪ್ರಚುರಂ ಚ ತೇಜಃ ಪುತ್ರಾ ಮಧೂಕೇ ಸಗುಣಾಃ ಪ್ರಿಯತ್ವಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥
[ಕಕುಭೇ]

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