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.

सव्येन खे भ्रमद्भिः स्वभयं विपरीतमण्डलैश्च परात् ।
अत्याकुलं भ्रमद्भिर्वातोद्भ्रमो भवति काकैः ॥ १० ॥

savyena khe bhramadbhiḥ svabhayaṃ viparītamaṇḍalaiśca parāt |
atyākulaṃ bhramadbhirvātodbhramo bhavati kākaiḥ || 10 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 94.10 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 (94.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Savya, Kha, Bhramat, Sva, Svan, Abhaya, Viparita, Anda, Para, Ati, Atya, Akula, Vatri, Vata, Vat, Udbhrama, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Kaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 94.10). 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: “savyena khe bhramadbhiḥ svabhayaṃ viparītamaṇḍalaiśca parāt
  • savyena -
  • savya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    savya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √su class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √su class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb]
  • khe -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    khā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhramadbhiḥ -
  • bhramat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhramat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sva -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • abhayam -
  • abhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhī (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • viparītam -
  • viparīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viparīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viparītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṇḍa -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • laiś -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parāt -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “atyākulaṃ bhramadbhirvātodbhramo bhavati kākaiḥ
  • atyā -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    at -> atya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √at]
    atyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākulam -
  • ākula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ākula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ākulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhramadbhir -
  • bhramat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhramat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vāto -
  • vāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> vāta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ class 1 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]
    vai (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • udbhramo* -
  • udbhrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • kākaiḥ -
  • kāka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kāka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 94.10

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 94.10 in Kannada sript:
ಸವ್ಯೇನ ಖೇ ಭ್ರಮದ್ಭಿಃ ಸ್ವಭಯಂ ವಿಪರೀತಮಣ್ಡಲೈಶ್ಚ ಪರಾತ್ ।
ಅತ್ಯಾಕುಲಂ ಭ್ರಮದ್ಭಿರ್ವಾತೋದ್ಭ್ರಮೋ ಭವತಿ ಕಾಕೈಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 94.10 in Gujarati sript:
સવ્યેન ખે ભ્રમદ્ભિઃ સ્વભયં વિપરીતમણ્ડલૈશ્ચ પરાત્ ।
અત્યાકુલં ભ્રમદ્ભિર્વાતોદ્ભ્રમો ભવતિ કાકૈઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 94.10 in Kannada sript:
ಸವ್ಯೇನ ಖೇ ಭ್ರಮದ್ಭಿಃ ಸ್ವಭಯಂ ವಿಪರೀತಮಣ್ಡಲೈಶ್ಚ ಪರಾತ್ ।
ಅತ್ಯಾಕುಲಂ ಭ್ರಮದ್ಭಿರ್ವಾತೋದ್ಭ್ರಮೋ ಭವತಿ ಕಾಕೈಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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