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.

वञ्जुलकरुतं तित्तिडिति दीप्तमथ किल्किलीति तत्पूर्णम् ।
श्येनशुकगृध्रकङ्काः प्रकृतेरन्यस्वरा दीप्ताः ॥ ११ ॥

vañjulakarutaṃ tittiḍiti dīptamatha kilkilīti tatpūrṇam |
śyenaśukagṛdhrakaṅkāḥ prakṛteranyasvarā dīptāḥ || 11 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 87.11 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 (87.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vanjulaka, Ruta, Dipta, Atha, Tat, Tad, Purna, Shyena, Shuka, Gridhra, Kanka, Prakriti, Rai,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 87.11). 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: “vañjulakarutaṃ tittiḍiti dīptamatha kilkilīti tatpūrṇam
  • vañjulaka -
  • vañjulaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rutam -
  • ruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 2 verb]
    ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ru class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 2 verb]
    ru (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • Cannot analyse tittiḍiti*dī
  • dīptam -
  • dīpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dīpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dīptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse kilkilīti*ta
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pūrṇam -
  • pūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “śyenaśukagṛdhrakaṅkāḥ prakṛteranyasvarā dīptāḥ
  • śyena -
  • śyena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śyena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śuka -
  • śuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛdhra -
  • gṛdhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛdhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṅkāḥ -
  • kaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prakṛter -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ranyasva -
  • ran (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive second single]
    ran (verb class 4)
    [imperative middle second single], [imperative passive second single]
  • rā* -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dīptāḥ -
  • dīpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dīptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 87.11

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 87.11 in Kannada sript:
ವಞ್ಜುಲಕರುತಂ ತಿತ್ತಿಡಿತಿ ದೀಪ್ತಮಥ ಕಿಲ್ಕಿಲೀತಿ ತತ್ಪೂರ್ಣಮ್ ।
ಶ್ಯೇನಶುಕಗೃಧ್ರಕಙ್ಕಾಃ ಪ್ರಕೃತೇರನ್ಯಸ್ವರಾ ದೀಪ್ತಾಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 87.11 in Gujarati sript:
વઞ્જુલકરુતં તિત્તિડિતિ દીપ્તમથ કિલ્કિલીતિ તત્પૂર્ણમ્ ।
શ્યેનશુકગૃધ્રકઙ્કાઃ પ્રકૃતેરન્યસ્વરા દીપ્તાઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 87.11 in Kannada sript:
ವಞ್ಜುಲಕರುತಂ ತಿತ್ತಿಡಿತಿ ದೀಪ್ತಮಥ ಕಿಲ್ಕಿಲೀತಿ ತತ್ಪೂರ್ಣಮ್ ।
ಶ್ಯೇನಶುಕಗೃಧ್ರಕಙ್ಕಾಃ ಪ್ರಕೃತೇರನ್ಯಸ್ವರಾ ದೀಪ್ತಾಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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