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.

मुहुर्मुहुर्मूत्रशकृत्करोति न ताड्यमानोऽप्यनुलोमयायी ।
अकार्यभीतोऽश्रुविलोचनश्च शिवं न भर्तुस्तुरगोऽभिधत्ते ॥ १४ ॥
[शुभम्]

muhurmuhurmūtraśakṛtkaroti na tāḍyamāno'pyanulomayāyī |
akāryabhīto'śruvilocanaśca śivaṃ na bhartusturago'bhidhatte || 14 ||
[śubham]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 92.14 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 (92.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Muhur, Mutrashakrit, Karoti, Tadyamana, Api, Apya, Anuloma, Ayin, Akarin, Akarya, Abhita, Ashruvilocana, Shivam, Shiva, Bhartri, Turaga, Abhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 92.14). 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: “muhurmuhurmūtraśakṛtkaroti na tāḍyamāno'pyanulomayāyī
  • muhur -
  • muhur (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    muhur (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • muhur -
  • muhur (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    muhur (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mūtraśakṛt -
  • mūtraśakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāḍyamāno' -
  • taḍ -> tāḍyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √taḍ]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • anulomayā -
  • anulomā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ayī -
  • ayin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “akāryabhīto'śruvilocanaśca śivaṃ na bhartusturago'bhidhatte || 14 |
  • akārya -
  • akārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    akārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    akārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [aorist middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [aorist middle third single]
  • abhīto' -
  • abhīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśruvilocanaś -
  • aśruvilocana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śivam -
  • śivam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhartus -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • turago' -
  • turaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dhatte -
  • dhā (verb class 3)
    [present middle third single]
  • Cannot analyse 14

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 92.14

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 92.14 in Kannada sript:
ಮುಹುರ್ಮುಹುರ್ಮೂತ್ರಶಕೃತ್ಕರೋತಿ ನ ತಾಡ್ಯಮಾನೋಽಪ್ಯನುಲೋಮಯಾಯೀ ।
ಅಕಾರ್ಯಭೀತೋಽಶ್ರುವಿಲೋಚನಶ್ಚ ಶಿವಂ ನ ಭರ್ತುಸ್ತುರಗೋಽಭಿಧತ್ತೇ ॥ ೧೪ ॥
[ಶುಭಮ್]

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 92.14 in Gujarati sript:
મુહુર્મુહુર્મૂત્રશકૃત્કરોતિ ન તાડ્યમાનોઽપ્યનુલોમયાયી ।
અકાર્યભીતોઽશ્રુવિલોચનશ્ચ શિવં ન ભર્તુસ્તુરગોઽભિધત્તે ॥ ૧૪ ॥
[શુભમ્]

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 92.14 in Kannada sript:
ಮುಹುರ್ಮುಹುರ್ಮೂತ್ರಶಕೃತ್ಕರೋತಿ ನ ತಾಡ್ಯಮಾನೋಽಪ್ಯನುಲೋಮಯಾಯೀ ।
ಅಕಾರ್ಯಭೀತೋಽಶ್ರುವಿಲೋಚನಶ್ಚ ಶಿವಂ ನ ಭರ್ತುಸ್ತುರಗೋಽಭಿಧತ್ತೇ ॥ ೧೪ ॥
[ಶುಭಮ್]

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