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.

प्रतिवाश्य पृष्ट्ःअतो दक्षिणेन यायाद्द्रुतं क्षतजकारी ।
एकचरणोऽर्कमीक्षन्विरुवंश्च पुरो रुधिरहेतुः ॥ ३० ॥
[क्षतजकर्ता]

prativāśya pṛṣṭḥato dakṣiṇena yāyāddrutaṃ kṣatajakārī |
ekacaraṇo'rkamīkṣanviruvaṃśca puro rudhirahetuḥ || 30 ||
[kṣatajakartā]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 94.30 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 (94.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prati, Vashya, Dakshinena, Dakshina, Drutam, Druta, Kshataja, Kari, Karin, Ekacarana, Arka, Iksha, Uvat, Purah, Pur, Pura, Rudhira, Hetri, Hetu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 94.30). 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: “prativāśya pṛṣṭḥato dakṣiṇena yāyāddrutaṃ kṣatajakārī
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vāśya -
  • vāś -> vāśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vāś]
    vāś -> vāśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vāś class 4 verb]
    vāś -> vāśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vāś class 4 verb]
  • Cannot analyse pṛṣṭḥato*da
  • dakṣiṇena -
  • dakṣiṇena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yāyād -
  • (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • drutam -
  • drutam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    druta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    druta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    drutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṣataja -
  • kṣataja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣataja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kārī -
  • kārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ekacaraṇo'rkamīkṣanviruvaṃśca puro rudhirahetuḥ || 30 |
  • ekacaraṇo' -
  • ekacaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arkam -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • īkṣa -
  • īkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nvi -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvaṃś -
  • u -> uvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puro* -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rudhira -
  • rudhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rudhira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hetuḥ -
  • hetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hetu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 30

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 94.30

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 94.30 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತಿವಾಶ್ಯ ಪೃಷ್ಟ್ಃಅತೋ ದಕ್ಷಿಣೇನ ಯಾಯಾದ್ದ್ರುತಂ ಕ್ಷತಜಕಾರೀ ।
ಏಕಚರಣೋಽರ್ಕಮೀಕ್ಷನ್ವಿರುವಂಶ್ಚ ಪುರೋ ರುಧಿರಹೇತುಃ ॥ ೩೦ ॥
[ಕ್ಷತಜಕರ್ತಾ]

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 94.30 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રતિવાશ્ય પૃષ્ટ્ઃઅતો દક્ષિણેન યાયાદ્દ્રુતં ક્ષતજકારી ।
એકચરણોઽર્કમીક્ષન્વિરુવંશ્ચ પુરો રુધિરહેતુઃ ॥ ૩૦ ॥
[ક્ષતજકર્તા]

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 94.30 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತಿವಾಶ್ಯ ಪೃಷ್ಟ್ಃಅತೋ ದಕ್ಷಿಣೇನ ಯಾಯಾದ್ದ್ರುತಂ ಕ್ಷತಜಕಾರೀ ।
ಏಕಚರಣೋಽರ್ಕಮೀಕ್ಷನ್ವಿರುವಂಶ್ಚ ಪುರೋ ರುಧಿರಹೇತುಃ ॥ ೩೦ ॥
[ಕ್ಷತಜಕರ್ತಾ]

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