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.

आग्नेयदिग्लग्नमुहूर्तदेशेष्वर्कप्रदीप्तोऽग्निभयाय रौति ।
विष्ट्यां यमर्क्षोदयकण्टकेषु निष्पत्रवल्लीषु च दोषकृत्स्यात् ॥ ६ ॥
[मोषकृत्]

āgneyadiglagnamuhūrtadeśeṣvarkapradīpto'gnibhayāya rauti |
viṣṭyāṃ yamarkṣodayakaṇṭakeṣu niṣpatravallīṣu ca doṣakṛtsyāt || 6 ||
[moṣakṛt]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 95.6 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 (95.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Agneya, Dish, Lagnamuhurta, Desha, Arka, Pradipta, Agnibhaya, Vishti, Yamarksha, Udaya, Kantaka, Ravat, Doshakrit, Syat, Sya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 95.6). 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: “āgneyadiglagnamuhūrtadeśeṣvarkapradīpto'gnibhayāya rauti
  • āgneya -
  • āgneya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āgneya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dig -
  • diś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • lagnamuhūrta -
  • lagnamuhūrta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • deśeṣva -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • arka -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradīpto' -
  • pradīpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • agnibhayāya -
  • agnibhaya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    agnibhaya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • rauti -
  • ru (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “viṣṭyāṃ yamarkṣodayakaṇṭakeṣu niṣpatravallīṣu ca doṣakṛtsyāt || 6 |
  • viṣṭyām -
  • viṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    viṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • yamarkṣo -
  • yamarkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • udaya -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṇṭakeṣu -
  • kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • niṣpat -
  • niṣpad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niṣpad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niṣpad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • raval -
  • ru -> ravat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 1 verb]
  • līṣu -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • doṣakṛt -
  • doṣakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    doṣakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 6

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 95.6

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 95.6 in Kannada sript:
ಆಗ್ನೇಯದಿಗ್ಲಗ್ನಮುಹೂರ್ತದೇಶೇಷ್ವರ್ಕಪ್ರದೀಪ್ತೋಽಗ್ನಿಭಯಾಯ ರೌತಿ ।
ವಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಾಂ ಯಮರ್ಕ್ಷೋದಯಕಣ್ಟಕೇಷು ನಿಷ್ಪತ್ರವಲ್ಲೀಷು ಚ ದೋಷಕೃತ್ಸ್ಯಾತ್ ॥ ೬ ॥
[ಮೋಷಕೃತ್]

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 95.6 in Gujarati sript:
આગ્નેયદિગ્લગ્નમુહૂર્તદેશેષ્વર્કપ્રદીપ્તોઽગ્નિભયાય રૌતિ ।
વિષ્ટ્યાં યમર્ક્ષોદયકણ્ટકેષુ નિષ્પત્રવલ્લીષુ ચ દોષકૃત્સ્યાત્ ॥ ૬ ॥
[મોષકૃત્]

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 95.6 in Kannada sript:
ಆಗ್ನೇಯದಿಗ್ಲಗ್ನಮುಹೂರ್ತದೇಶೇಷ್ವರ್ಕಪ್ರದೀಪ್ತೋಽಗ್ನಿಭಯಾಯ ರೌತಿ ।
ವಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಾಂ ಯಮರ್ಕ್ಷೋದಯಕಣ್ಟಕೇಷು ನಿಷ್ಪತ್ರವಲ್ಲೀಷು ಚ ದೋಷಕೃತ್ಸ್ಯಾತ್ ॥ ೬ ॥
[ಮೋಷಕೃತ್]

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