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.

याहीत्यग्निभयं शास्ति टाटेति मृतवेदिका ।
धिग्धिग्दुष्कृतिमाचष्टे सज्वाला देशनाशिनी ॥ ६ ॥
[दुष्कृतम्]

yāhītyagnibhayaṃ śāsti ṭāṭeti mṛtavedikā |
dhigdhigduṣkṛtimācaṣṭe sajvālā deśanāśinī || 6 ||
[duṣkṛtam]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 89.6 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 (89.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Itya, Agnibhaya, Ata, Mrita, Vedika, Dhik, Dushkriti, Aca, Jvala, Deshana, Ashin, Ashini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 89.6). 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: “yāhītyagnibhayaṃ śāsti ṭāṭeti mṛtavedikā
  • yāhī -
  • (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • itya -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • agnibhayam -
  • agnibhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agnibhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śāsti -
  • śāsti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śāsti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • ṭā -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṭe -
  • aṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mṛta -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • vedikā -
  • vedikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dhigdhigduṣkṛtimācaṣṭe sajvālā deśanāśinī || 6 |
  • dhig -
  • dhik (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dhig -
  • dhik (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • duṣkṛtim -
  • duṣkṛti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    duṣkṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ācaṣ -
  • āca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ac (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • ṭe -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jvālā* -
  • jvāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jvālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • deśanā -
  • deśana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deśana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśinī -
  • aśinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aśin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse 6

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 89.6

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 89.6 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾಹೀತ್ಯಗ್ನಿಭಯಂ ಶಾಸ್ತಿ ಟಾಟೇತಿ ಮೃತವೇದಿಕಾ ।
ಧಿಗ್ಧಿಗ್ದುಷ್ಕೃತಿಮಾಚಷ್ಟೇ ಸಜ್ವಾಲಾ ದೇಶನಾಶಿನೀ ॥ ೬ ॥
[ದುಷ್ಕೃತಮ್]

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 89.6 in Gujarati sript:
યાહીત્યગ્નિભયં શાસ્તિ ટાટેતિ મૃતવેદિકા ।
ધિગ્ધિગ્દુષ્કૃતિમાચષ્ટે સજ્વાલા દેશનાશિની ॥ ૬ ॥
[દુષ્કૃતમ્]

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 89.6 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾಹೀತ್ಯಗ್ನಿಭಯಂ ಶಾಸ್ತಿ ಟಾಟೇತಿ ಮೃತವೇದಿಕಾ ।
ಧಿಗ್ಧಿಗ್ದುಷ್ಕೃತಿಮಾಚಷ್ಟೇ ಸಜ್ವಾಲಾ ದೇಶನಾಶಿನೀ ॥ ೬ ॥
[ದುಷ್ಕೃತಮ್]

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