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.

न तु भाद्रपदे ग्राह्याः सूकरश्ववृकादयः ।
शारद्याब्जादगोक्रौञ्चाः श्रावणे हस्तिचातकौ ॥ २७ ॥
[शरद्य]

na tu bhādrapade grāhyāḥ sūkaraśvavṛkādayaḥ |
śāradyābjādagokrauñcāḥ śrāvaṇe hasticātakau || 27 ||
[śaradya]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 85.27 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 (85.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhadrapada, Grahi, Grahya, Sukara, Vrika, Aya, Ayas, Sharadi, Sharadya, Abjada, Kraunca, Shravana, Hastin, Hasti, Cataka, Cataki,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 85.27). 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: “na tu bhādrapade grāhyāḥ sūkaraśvavṛkādayaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhādrapade -
  • bhādrapada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhādrapadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • grāhyāḥ -
  • grāhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    grāhī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    grāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    grāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah]
    grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah], [accusative plural from √grah]
  • sūkara -
  • sūkara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śva -
  • śvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vṛkād -
  • vṛka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayaḥ -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śāradyābjādagokrauñcāḥ śrāvaṇe hasticātakau || 27 |
  • śāradyā -
  • śāradya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāradī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • abjāda -
  • abjāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • go -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    gu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • krauñcāḥ -
  • krauñca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    krauñcā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śrāvaṇe -
  • śrāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrāvaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śrāvaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hasti -
  • hastin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    hastin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hastī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    hastī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    hastī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cātakau -
  • cātaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cātaki (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse 27

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 85.27

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 85.27 in Kannada sript:
ನ ತು ಭಾದ್ರಪದೇ ಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯಾಃ ಸೂಕರಶ್ವವೃಕಾದಯಃ ।
ಶಾರದ್ಯಾಬ್ಜಾದಗೋಕ್ರೌಞ್ಚಾಃ ಶ್ರಾವಣೇ ಹಸ್ತಿಚಾತಕೌ ॥ ೨೭ ॥
[ಶರದ್ಯ]

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 85.27 in Gujarati sript:
ન તુ ભાદ્રપદે ગ્રાહ્યાઃ સૂકરશ્વવૃકાદયઃ ।
શારદ્યાબ્જાદગોક્રૌઞ્ચાઃ શ્રાવણે હસ્તિચાતકૌ ॥ ૨૭ ॥
[શરદ્ય]

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 85.27 in Kannada sript:
ನ ತು ಭಾದ್ರಪದೇ ಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯಾಃ ಸೂಕರಶ್ವವೃಕಾದಯಃ ।
ಶಾರದ್ಯಾಬ್ಜಾದಗೋಕ್ರೌಞ್ಚಾಃ ಶ್ರಾವಣೇ ಹಸ್ತಿಚಾತಕೌ ॥ ೨೭ ॥
[ಶರದ್ಯ]

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