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.

पृच्छासु रूप्यकनकातुरभामिनीनां मेषाव्ययानमखगोकुलसंश्रयासु ।
न्यग्रोधरक्ततरुरोध्रककीचकाख्याश्चूतद्रुमाः खदिरबिल्वनगार्जुनाश्च ॥ ८० ॥

pṛcchāsu rūpyakanakāturabhāminīnāṃ meṣāvyayānamakhagokulasaṃśrayāsu |
nyagrodharaktatarurodhrakakīcakākhyāścūtadrumāḥ khadirabilvanagārjunāśca || 80 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 85.80 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 (85.80). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Priccha, Rupya, Kanaka, Bhamini, Mesha, Avyaya, Ama, Kulasa, Shraya, Asu, Nyagrodha, Rakta, Taru, Rodhra, Kicaka, Cuta, Druma, Khadira, Bilva, Naga, Arjuna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 85.80). 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: “pṛcchāsu rūpyakanakāturabhāminīnāṃ meṣāvyayānamakhagokulasaṃśrayāsu
  • pṛcchāsu -
  • pṛcchā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • rūpya -
  • rūpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūp -> rūpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rūp]
    rūp -> rūpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rūp class 10 verb]
    rūp -> rūpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rūp class 10 verb]
  • kanakāt -
  • kanaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kanaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ura -
  • uras (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    uras (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • bhāminīnām -
  • bhāminī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • meṣā -
  • meṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    meṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    maṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    miṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • avyayān -
  • avyaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ama -
  • ama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khago -
  • kulasaṃ -
  • kulasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kulasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kulasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrayā -
  • śraya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śri (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asu -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “nyagrodharaktatarurodhrakakīcakākhyāścūtadrumāḥ khadirabilvanagārjunāśca
  • nyagrodha -
  • nyagrodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakta -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • taru -
  • taru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    taru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    taru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • rodhra -
  • rodhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rodhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ka -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kīcakā -
  • kīcaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akhyāś -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • cūta -
  • cūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • drumāḥ -
  • druma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    drumā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • khadira -
  • khadira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bilva -
  • bilva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bilva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nagā -
  • naga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arjunāś -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arjunā (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 85.80

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 85.80 in Kannada sript:
ಪೃಚ್ಛಾಸು ರೂಪ್ಯಕನಕಾತುರಭಾಮಿನೀನಾಂ ಮೇಷಾವ್ಯಯಾನಮಖಗೋಕುಲಸಂಶ್ರಯಾಸು ।
ನ್ಯಗ್ರೋಧರಕ್ತತರುರೋಧ್ರಕಕೀಚಕಾಖ್ಯಾಶ್ಚೂತದ್ರುಮಾಃ ಖದಿರಬಿಲ್ವನಗಾರ್ಜುನಾಶ್ಚ ॥ ೮೦ ॥

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 85.80 in Gujarati sript:
પૃચ્છાસુ રૂપ્યકનકાતુરભામિનીનાં મેષાવ્યયાનમખગોકુલસંશ્રયાસુ ।
ન્યગ્રોધરક્તતરુરોધ્રકકીચકાખ્યાશ્ચૂતદ્રુમાઃ ખદિરબિલ્વનગાર્જુનાશ્ચ ॥ ૮૦ ॥

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 85.80 in Kannada sript:
ಪೃಚ್ಛಾಸು ರೂಪ್ಯಕನಕಾತುರಭಾಮಿನೀನಾಂ ಮೇಷಾವ್ಯಯಾನಮಖಗೋಕುಲಸಂಶ್ರಯಾಸು ।
ನ್ಯಗ್ರೋಧರಕ್ತತರುರೋಧ್ರಕಕೀಚಕಾಖ್ಯಾಶ್ಚೂತದ್ರುಮಾಃ ಖದಿರಬಿಲ್ವನಗಾರ್ಜುನಾಶ್ಚ ॥ ೮೦ ॥

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