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.

दिनान्तसन्ध्यासमये निवासमागम्य तस्याः प्रयतश्च वृक्षम् ।
देवान् समभ्यर्च्य पितामहादीन्नवाम्बरस्तं च तरुं सुगन्धैः ॥ ४० ॥

dināntasandhyāsamaye nivāsamāgamya tasyāḥ prayataśca vṛkṣam |
devān samabhyarcya pitāmahādīnnavāmbarastaṃ ca taruṃ sugandhaiḥ || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 87.40 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 (87.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dinanta, Sandhyasamaya, Nivasa, Agamya, Prayata, Prayat, Vriksha, Deva, Abhyarcya, Pitamaha, Bara, Taru, Sugandha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 87.40). 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: “dināntasandhyāsamaye nivāsamāgamya tasyāḥ prayataśca vṛkṣam
  • dinānta -
  • dinānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sandhyāsamaye -
  • sandhyāsamaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nivāsam -
  • nivāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āgamya -
  • āgamya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tasyāḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • prayataś -
  • prayata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pre -> prayat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pre class 2 verb], [ablative single from √pre class 2 verb], [genitive single from √pre class 2 verb]
    pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pre class 2 verb], [genitive single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛkṣam -
  • vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “devān samabhyarcya pitāmahādīnnavāmbarastaṃ ca taruṃ sugandhaiḥ
  • devān -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abhyarcya -
  • abhyarcya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhyarcya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pitāmahād -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īnn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • avām -
  • o (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • baras -
  • bara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tarum -
  • taru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    taru (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sugandhaiḥ -
  • sugandha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sugandha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 87.40

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 87.40 in Kannada sript:
ದಿನಾನ್ತಸನ್ಧ್ಯಾಸಮಯೇ ನಿವಾಸಮಾಗಮ್ಯ ತಸ್ಯಾಃ ಪ್ರಯತಶ್ಚ ವೃಕ್ಷಮ್ ।
ದೇವಾನ್ ಸಮಭ್ಯರ್ಚ್ಯ ಪಿತಾಮಹಾದೀನ್ನವಾಮ್ಬರಸ್ತಂ ಚ ತರುಂ ಸುಗನ್ಧೈಃ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 87.40 in Gujarati sript:
દિનાન્તસન્ધ્યાસમયે નિવાસમાગમ્ય તસ્યાઃ પ્રયતશ્ચ વૃક્ષમ્ ।
દેવાન્ સમભ્યર્ચ્ય પિતામહાદીન્નવામ્બરસ્તં ચ તરું સુગન્ધૈઃ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 87.40 in Kannada sript:
ದಿನಾನ್ತಸನ್ಧ್ಯಾಸಮಯೇ ನಿವಾಸಮಾಗಮ್ಯ ತಸ್ಯಾಃ ಪ್ರಯತಶ್ಚ ವೃಕ್ಷಮ್ ।
ದೇವಾನ್ ಸಮಭ್ಯರ್ಚ್ಯ ಪಿತಾಮಹಾದೀನ್ನವಾಮ್ಬರಸ್ತಂ ಚ ತರುಂ ಸುಗನ್ಧೈಃ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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