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.

भिन्नभैरवदीनार्तपरुषक्षामजर्जराः ।
स्वना नेष्टाः शुभाः शान्तहृष्टप्रकृतिपूरिताः ॥ ३६ ॥
[स्वरा । शान्ता]

bhinnabhairavadīnārtaparuṣakṣāmajarjarāḥ |
svanā neṣṭāḥ śubhāḥ śāntahṛṣṭaprakṛtipūritāḥ || 36 ||
[svarā | śāntā]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 85.36 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 (85.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhinna, Bhairava, Dina, Arta, Parusha, Kshaman, Kshama, Jarjara, Svana, Neshta, Shubha, Shanta, Hrishta, Prakrit, Purita, Svara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 85.36). 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: “bhinnabhairavadīnārtaparuṣakṣāmajarjarāḥ
  • bhinna -
  • bhinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhairava -
  • bhairava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhairava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dīnā -
  • dīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārta -
  • ārta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paruṣa -
  • paruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣāma -
  • kṣāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṣāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jarjarāḥ -
  • jarjara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jarjarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “svanā neṣṭāḥ śubhāḥ śāntahṛṣṭaprakṛtipūritāḥ || 36 |
  • svanā* -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    svanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • neṣṭāḥ -
  • neṣ -> neṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √neṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √neṣ class 1 verb]
    neṣ -> neṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √neṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √neṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √neṣ class 1 verb]
  • śubhāḥ -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śānta -
  • śānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb]
    śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb]
  • hṛṣṭa -
  • hṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
  • prakṛti -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prakṛt (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    prakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pūritāḥ -
  • pūrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pūritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pṝ -> pūrita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pṝ], [vocative plural from √pṝ]
    pṝ -> pūritā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pṝ], [vocative plural from √pṝ], [accusative plural from √pṝ]
  • Cannot analyse 36
  • Line 3: “[svarā
  • svarā -
  • svarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 85.36

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 85.36 in Kannada sript:
ಭಿನ್ನಭೈರವದೀನಾರ್ತಪರುಷಕ್ಷಾಮಜರ್ಜರಾಃ ।
ಸ್ವನಾ ನೇಷ್ಟಾಃ ಶುಭಾಃ ಶಾನ್ತಹೃಷ್ಟಪ್ರಕೃತಿಪೂರಿತಾಃ ॥ ೩೬ ॥
[ಸ್ವರಾ । ಶಾನ್ತಾ]

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 85.36 in Gujarati sript:
ભિન્નભૈરવદીનાર્તપરુષક્ષામજર્જરાઃ ।
સ્વના નેષ્ટાઃ શુભાઃ શાન્તહૃષ્ટપ્રકૃતિપૂરિતાઃ ॥ ૩૬ ॥
[સ્વરા । શાન્તા]

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 85.36 in Kannada sript:
ಭಿನ್ನಭೈರವದೀನಾರ್ತಪರುಷಕ್ಷಾಮಜರ್ಜರಾಃ ।
ಸ್ವನಾ ನೇಷ್ಟಾಃ ಶುಭಾಃ ಶಾನ್ತಹೃಷ್ಟಪ್ರಕೃತಿಪೂರಿತಾಃ ॥ ೩೬ ॥
[ಸ್ವರಾ । ಶಾನ್ತಾ]

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