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.

किलिकिलिविरुतं कपेः प्रदीप्तं न शुभफलप्रदमुद्दिशन्ति यातुः ।
शुभमपि कथयन्ति चुग्लुशब्दं कपिसदृशं च कुलालकुक्कुटस्य ॥ २२ ॥

kilikilivirutaṃ kapeḥ pradīptaṃ na śubhaphalapradamuddiśanti yātuḥ |
śubhamapi kathayanti cugluśabdaṃ kapisadṛśaṃ ca kulālakukkuṭasya || 22 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 87.22 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 (87.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kili, Viruta, Kapi, Pradipta, Shubhaphala, Prada, Yatu, Yatri, Shubha, Shubh, Api, Kathayat, Kathayanti, Sadrisham, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Kulalakukkuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 87.22). 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: “kilikilivirutaṃ kapeḥ pradīptaṃ na śubhaphalapradamuddiśanti yātuḥ
  • kili -
  • kili (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kili (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kili (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kili -
  • kili (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kili (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kili (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • virutam -
  • viruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    virutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kapeḥ -
  • kapi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pradīptam -
  • pradīpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pradīpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradīptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śubhaphala -
  • śubhaphala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradam -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ud -
  • ud (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • diśanti -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • yātuḥ -
  • yātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “śubhamapi kathayanti cugluśabdaṃ kapisadṛśaṃ ca kulālakukkuṭasya
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kathayanti -
  • kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
  • Cannot analyse cugluśabdam*ka
  • kapi -
  • kapi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kapī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • sadṛśam -
  • sadṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sadṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sadṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kulālakukkuṭasya -
  • kulālakukkuṭa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 87.22

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 87.22 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಲಿಕಿಲಿವಿರುತಂ ಕಪೇಃ ಪ್ರದೀಪ್ತಂ ನ ಶುಭಫಲಪ್ರದಮುದ್ದಿಶನ್ತಿ ಯಾತುಃ ।
ಶುಭಮಪಿ ಕಥಯನ್ತಿ ಚುಗ್ಲುಶಬ್ದಂ ಕಪಿಸದೃಶಂ ಚ ಕುಲಾಲಕುಕ್ಕುಟಸ್ಯ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 87.22 in Gujarati sript:
કિલિકિલિવિરુતં કપેઃ પ્રદીપ્તં ન શુભફલપ્રદમુદ્દિશન્તિ યાતુઃ ।
શુભમપિ કથયન્તિ ચુગ્લુશબ્દં કપિસદૃશં ચ કુલાલકુક્કુટસ્ય ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 87.22 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಲಿಕಿಲಿವಿರುತಂ ಕಪೇಃ ಪ್ರದೀಪ್ತಂ ನ ಶುಭಫಲಪ್ರದಮುದ್ದಿಶನ್ತಿ ಯಾತುಃ ।
ಶುಭಮಪಿ ಕಥಯನ್ತಿ ಚುಗ್ಲುಶಬ್ದಂ ಕಪಿಸದೃಶಂ ಚ ಕುಲಾಲಕುಕ್ಕುಟಸ್ಯ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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