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.

अन्तःपुरं नाशमुपैति मेढ्रे कोशः क्षयं यात्युदरे प्रदीप्ते ।
पायौ च पुच्छे च पराजयः स्याद्वक्त्रोत्तमाङ्गज्वलने जयश्च ॥ २ ॥

antaḥpuraṃ nāśamupaiti meḍhre kośaḥ kṣayaṃ yātyudare pradīpte |
pāyau ca pucche ca parājayaḥ syādvaktrottamāṅgajvalane jayaśca || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 92.2 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 (92.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Antahpura, Nasha, Upa, Medhra, Kosha, Kshaya, Yat, Yati, Udara, Pradipta, Pradipti, Payu, Puccha, Parajaya, Syat, Sya, Vaktri, Vaktra, Uttamanga, Jvalana, Jaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 92.2). 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: “antaḥpuraṃ nāśamupaiti meḍhre kośaḥ kṣayaṃ yātyudare pradīpte
  • antaḥpuram -
  • antaḥpura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nāśam -
  • nāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naś -> nāśam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √naś]
    naś -> nāśam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √naś]
  • upai -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • meḍhre -
  • meḍhra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    meḍhra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kośaḥ -
  • kośa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣayam -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yātyu -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • udare -
  • udara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pradīpte -
  • pradīpta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pradīpta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pradīptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pradīpti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “pāyau ca pucche ca parājayaḥ syādvaktrottamāṅgajvalane jayaśca
  • pāyau -
  • pāyu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pucche -
  • puccha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    puccha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parājayaḥ -
  • parājaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • vaktro -
  • vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaktra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vaktrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttamāṅga -
  • uttamāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jvalane -
  • jvalana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jvalana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jvalanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jayaś -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 92.2

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 92.2 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ತಃಪುರಂ ನಾಶಮುಪೈತಿ ಮೇಢ್ರೇ ಕೋಶಃ ಕ್ಷಯಂ ಯಾತ್ಯುದರೇ ಪ್ರದೀಪ್ತೇ ।
ಪಾಯೌ ಚ ಪುಚ್ಛೇ ಚ ಪರಾಜಯಃ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ವಕ್ತ್ರೋತ್ತಮಾಙ್ಗಜ್ವಲನೇ ಜಯಶ್ಚ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 92.2 in Gujarati sript:
અન્તઃપુરં નાશમુપૈતિ મેઢ્રે કોશઃ ક્ષયં યાત્યુદરે પ્રદીપ્તે ।
પાયૌ ચ પુચ્છે ચ પરાજયઃ સ્યાદ્વક્ત્રોત્તમાઙ્ગજ્વલને જયશ્ચ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 92.2 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ತಃಪುರಂ ನಾಶಮುಪೈತಿ ಮೇಢ್ರೇ ಕೋಶಃ ಕ್ಷಯಂ ಯಾತ್ಯುದರೇ ಪ್ರದೀಪ್ತೇ ।
ಪಾಯೌ ಚ ಪುಚ್ಛೇ ಚ ಪರಾಜಯಃ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ವಕ್ತ್ರೋತ್ತಮಾಙ್ಗಜ್ವಲನೇ ಜಯಶ್ಚ ॥ ೨ ॥

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