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.

क्रूरः षष्ठे क्रूरदृष्टो विलग्नाद् यस्मिन् राशौ तद्गृहाङ्गे व्रणोऽस्य ।
एवं प्रोक्तं यन्मया जन्मकाले चिह्नं रूपं तत्तदस्मिन्विचिन्त्यम् ॥ १३ ॥
[स्यात्]

krūraḥ ṣaṣṭhe krūradṛṣṭo vilagnād yasmin rāśau tadgṛhāṅge vraṇo'sya |
evaṃ proktaṃ yanmayā janmakāle cihnaṃ rūpaṃ tattadasminvicintyam || 13 ||
[syāt]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 95.13 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 (95.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krura, Shashtha, Drishta, Vilagna, Yah, Yat, Rashi, Tad, Tat, Grihanga, Vrana, Idam, Evam, Eva, Prokta, Yanmaya, Janmakala, Cihna, Rupa, Vicintya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 95.13). 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: “krūraḥ ṣaṣṭhe krūradṛṣṭo vilagnād yasmin rāśau tadgṛhāṅge vraṇo'sya
  • krūraḥ -
  • krūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṣaṣṭhe -
  • ṣaṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṣaṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • krūra -
  • krūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭo* -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • vilagnād -
  • vilagna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vilagna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yasmin -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • rāśau -
  • rāśi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gṛhāṅge -
  • gṛhāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gṛhāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vraṇo' -
  • vraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “evaṃ proktaṃ yanmayā janmakāle cihnaṃ rūpaṃ tattadasminvicintyam || 13 |
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yanmayā* -
  • yanmaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • janmakāle -
  • janmakāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • cihnam -
  • cihna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cihnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vicintyam -
  • vicintya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vicintya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vicintyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 13

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 95.13

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 95.13 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ರೂರಃ ಷಷ್ಠೇ ಕ್ರೂರದೃಷ್ಟೋ ವಿಲಗ್ನಾದ್ ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ ರಾಶೌ ತದ್ಗೃಹಾಙ್ಗೇ ವ್ರಣೋಽಸ್ಯ ।
ಏವಂ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಂ ಯನ್ಮಯಾ ಜನ್ಮಕಾಲೇ ಚಿಹ್ನಂ ರೂಪಂ ತತ್ತದಸ್ಮಿನ್ವಿಚಿನ್ತ್ಯಮ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
[ಸ್ಯಾತ್]

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 95.13 in Gujarati sript:
ક્રૂરઃ ષષ્ઠે ક્રૂરદૃષ્ટો વિલગ્નાદ્ યસ્મિન્ રાશૌ તદ્ગૃહાઙ્ગે વ્રણોઽસ્ય ।
એવં પ્રોક્તં યન્મયા જન્મકાલે ચિહ્નં રૂપં તત્તદસ્મિન્વિચિન્ત્યમ્ ॥ ૧૩ ॥
[સ્યાત્]

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 95.13 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ರೂರಃ ಷಷ್ಠೇ ಕ್ರೂರದೃಷ್ಟೋ ವಿಲಗ್ನಾದ್ ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ ರಾಶೌ ತದ್ಗೃಹಾಙ್ಗೇ ವ್ರಣೋಽಸ್ಯ ।
ಏವಂ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಂ ಯನ್ಮಯಾ ಜನ್ಮಕಾಲೇ ಚಿಹ್ನಂ ರೂಪಂ ತತ್ತದಸ್ಮಿನ್ವಿಚಿನ್ತ್ಯಮ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
[ಸ್ಯಾತ್]

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