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.

उभयोरपि जिघ्रणे हि बाह्वोर्विज्ञेयो रिपुचौरसम्प्रयोगः ।
अथ भस्मनि गोपयीत भक्षान्मांसास्थीनि च शीघ्रमग्निकोपः ॥ १३ ॥
[वा च]

ubhayorapi jighraṇe hi bāhvorvijñeyo ripucaurasamprayogaḥ |
atha bhasmani gopayīta bhakṣānmāṃsāsthīni ca śīghramagnikopaḥ || 13 ||
[vā ca]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 88.13 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 (88.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ubha, Api, Jighra, Bahu, Vijneya, Ripu, Caura, Samprayoga, Atha, Bhasman, Bhaksha, Mams, Mamsa, Asthi, Asthini, Shighram, Shighra, Agnikopa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 88.13). 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: “ubhayorapi jighraṇe hi bāhvorvijñeyo ripucaurasamprayogaḥ
  • ubhayor -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jighra -
  • jighra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jighra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghrā (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṇe -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bāhvor -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • vijñeyo* -
  • vijñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ripu -
  • ripu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ripu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ripu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • caura -
  • caura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samprayogaḥ -
  • samprayoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “atha bhasmani gopayīta bhakṣānmāṃsāsthīni ca śīghramagnikopaḥ || 13 |
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhasmani -
  • bhasman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhasman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse gopayīta*bh
  • bhakṣān -
  • bhakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • māṃsā -
  • māṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māṃs (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • asthīni -
  • asthīni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asthīni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asthīni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asthi (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śīghram -
  • śīghram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śīghra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīghra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīghrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • agnikopaḥ -
  • agnikopa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 13

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 88.13

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 88.13 in Kannada sript:
ಉಭಯೋರಪಿ ಜಿಘ್ರಣೇ ಹಿ ಬಾಹ್ವೋರ್ವಿಜ್ಞೇಯೋ ರಿಪುಚೌರಸಮ್ಪ್ರಯೋಗಃ ।
ಅಥ ಭಸ್ಮನಿ ಗೋಪಯೀತ ಭಕ್ಷಾನ್ಮಾಂಸಾಸ್ಥೀನಿ ಚ ಶೀಘ್ರಮಗ್ನಿಕೋಪಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
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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 88.13 in Gujarati sript:
ઉભયોરપિ જિઘ્રણે હિ બાહ્વોર્વિજ્ઞેયો રિપુચૌરસમ્પ્રયોગઃ ।
અથ ભસ્મનિ ગોપયીત ભક્ષાન્માંસાસ્થીનિ ચ શીઘ્રમગ્નિકોપઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥
[વા ચ]

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 88.13 in Kannada sript:
ಉಭಯೋರಪಿ ಜಿಘ್ರಣೇ ಹಿ ಬಾಹ್ವೋರ್ವಿಜ್ಞೇಯೋ ರಿಪುಚೌರಸಮ್ಪ್ರಯೋಗಃ ।
ಅಥ ಭಸ್ಮನಿ ಗೋಪಯೀತ ಭಕ್ಷಾನ್ಮಾಂಸಾಸ್ಥೀನಿ ಚ ಶೀಘ್ರಮಗ್ನಿಕೋಪಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
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