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.

गोहरणशस्त्रघाताव् उदक्परे सार्थघातधननाशौ ।
आसन्ने च श्वभयं व्रात्यद्विजदासगणिकानाम् ॥ ३९ ॥

goharaṇaśastraghātāv udakpare sārthaghātadhananāśau |
āsanne ca śvabhayaṃ vrātyadvijadāsagaṇikānām || 39 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 86.39 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 (86.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Udak, Udac, Pare, Para, Pari, Sartha, Ghata, Dhana, Nasha, Asanna, Bhaya, Vratya, Dvijadasa, Ganika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 86.39). 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: “goharaṇaśastraghātāv udakpare sārthaghātadhananāśau
  • Cannot analyse goharaṇaśastraghātāv*ud
  • udak -
  • udak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    udac (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    udac (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pare -
  • pare (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • sārtha -
  • sārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghāta -
  • ghāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhana -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nāśau -
  • nāśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “āsanne ca śvabhayaṃ vrātyadvijadāsagaṇikānām
  • āsanne -
  • āsanna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āsanna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āsannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śva -
  • śvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vrātya -
  • vrātya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vrātya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvijadāsa -
  • dvijadāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṇikānām -
  • gaṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    gaṇika (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gaṇika (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 86.39

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 86.39 in Kannada sript:
ಗೋಹರಣಶಸ್ತ್ರಘಾತಾವ್ ಉದಕ್ಪರೇ ಸಾರ್ಥಘಾತಧನನಾಶೌ ।
ಆಸನ್ನೇ ಚ ಶ್ವಭಯಂ ವ್ರಾತ್ಯದ್ವಿಜದಾಸಗಣಿಕಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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 86.39 in Gujarati sript:
ગોહરણશસ્ત્રઘાતાવ્ ઉદક્પરે સાર્થઘાતધનનાશૌ ।
આસન્ને ચ શ્વભયં વ્રાત્યદ્વિજદાસગણિકાનામ્ ॥ ૩૯ ॥

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 86.39 in Kannada sript:
ಗೋಹರಣಶಸ್ತ್ರಘಾತಾವ್ ಉದಕ್ಪರೇ ಸಾರ್ಥಘಾತಧನನಾಶೌ ।
ಆಸನ್ನೇ ಚ ಶ್ವಭಯಂ ವ್ರಾತ್ಯದ್ವಿಜದಾಸಗಣಿಕಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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