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.

भयं च शय्यासु तदीश्वराणां याने भषन्तो भयदाश्च पश्चात् ।
अथापसव्या जनसन्निवेशे भयं भषन्तः कथयन्त्यरीणाम् ॥ २० ॥

bhayaṃ ca śayyāsu tadīśvarāṇāṃ yāne bhaṣanto bhayadāśca paścāt |
athāpasavyā janasanniveśe bhayaṃ bhaṣantaḥ kathayantyarīṇām || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 88.20 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 (88.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhaya, Shayya, Tad, Tat, Ishvara, Yana, Bhashat, Bhayada, Pashcat, Pashca, Atha, Apasavya, Jana, Sannivesha, Kathayat, Kathayanti, Ari, Arina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 88.20). 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: “bhayaṃ ca śayyāsu tadīśvarāṇāṃ yāne bhaṣanto bhayadāśca paścāt
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śayyāsu -
  • śayyā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • īśvarāṇām -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    īśvara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    īśvarā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • yāne -
  • yāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhaṣanto* -
  • bhaṣat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhayadāś -
  • bhayada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhayadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paścāt -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “athāpasavyā janasanniveśe bhayaṃ bhaṣantaḥ kathayantyarīṇām
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • apasavyā* -
  • apasavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    apasavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jana -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sanniveśe -
  • sanniveśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhaṣantaḥ -
  • bhaṣat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kathayantya -
  • kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kath class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
  • arīṇām -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ari (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    arīṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 88.20

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 88.20 in Kannada sript:
ಭಯಂ ಚ ಶಯ್ಯಾಸು ತದೀಶ್ವರಾಣಾಂ ಯಾನೇ ಭಷನ್ತೋ ಭಯದಾಶ್ಚ ಪಶ್ಚಾತ್ ।
ಅಥಾಪಸವ್ಯಾ ಜನಸನ್ನಿವೇಶೇ ಭಯಂ ಭಷನ್ತಃ ಕಥಯನ್ತ್ಯರೀಣಾಮ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 88.20 in Gujarati sript:
ભયં ચ શય્યાસુ તદીશ્વરાણાં યાને ભષન્તો ભયદાશ્ચ પશ્ચાત્ ।
અથાપસવ્યા જનસન્નિવેશે ભયં ભષન્તઃ કથયન્ત્યરીણામ્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 88.20 in Kannada sript:
ಭಯಂ ಚ ಶಯ್ಯಾಸು ತದೀಶ್ವರಾಣಾಂ ಯಾನೇ ಭಷನ್ತೋ ಭಯದಾಶ್ಚ ಪಶ್ಚಾತ್ ।
ಅಥಾಪಸವ್ಯಾ ಜನಸನ್ನಿವೇಶೇ ಭಯಂ ಭಷನ್ತಃ ಕಥಯನ್ತ್ಯರೀಣಾಮ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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