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.

हौतभुजं सविशाखं मृदुतीक्ष्णम् तद्विमिश्रफलकारि ।
श्रवणत्रयमादित्यानिले च चरकर्मणि हितानि ॥ ११ ॥

hautabhujaṃ saviśākhaṃ mṛdutīkṣṇam tadvimiśraphalakāri |
śravaṇatrayamādityānile ca carakarmaṇi hitāni || 11 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 97.11 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 (97.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hautabhuja, Shakha, Mridutikshna, Tad, Tat, Vimishra, Phalaka, Ari, Arin, Shravana, Traya, Aditya, Cara, Karmani, Karman, Hita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 97.11). 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: “hautabhujaṃ saviśākhaṃ mṛdutīkṣṇam tadvimiśraphalakāri
  • hautabhujam -
  • hautabhuja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hautabhuja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hautabhujā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • savi -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • śākham -
  • śākha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śākha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śākhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mṛdutīkṣṇam -
  • mṛdutīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛdutīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mṛdutīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vimiśra -
  • vimiśra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimiśra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalakā -
  • phalaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phalakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ari -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    arin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “śravaṇatrayamādityānile ca carakarmaṇi hitāni
  • śravaṇa -
  • śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trayam -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    traya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ādityāni -
  • āditya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • le -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    li (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cara -
  • cara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    car (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • karmaṇi -
  • karmaṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karmaṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    karmaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hitāni -
  • hita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √hi class 5 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 97.11

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 97.11 in Kannada sript:
ಹೌತಭುಜಂ ಸವಿಶಾಖಂ ಮೃದುತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಮ್ ತದ್ವಿಮಿಶ್ರಫಲಕಾರಿ ।
ಶ್ರವಣತ್ರಯಮಾದಿತ್ಯಾನಿಲೇ ಚ ಚರಕರ್ಮಣಿ ಹಿತಾನಿ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 97.11 in Gujarati sript:
હૌતભુજં સવિશાખં મૃદુતીક્ષ્ણમ્ તદ્વિમિશ્રફલકારિ ।
શ્રવણત્રયમાદિત્યાનિલે ચ ચરકર્મણિ હિતાનિ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 97.11 in Kannada sript:
ಹೌತಭುಜಂ ಸವಿಶಾಖಂ ಮೃದುತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಮ್ ತದ್ವಿಮಿಶ್ರಫಲಕಾರಿ ।
ಶ್ರವಣತ್ರಯಮಾದಿತ್ಯಾನಿಲೇ ಚ ಚರಕರ್ಮಣಿ ಹಿತಾನಿ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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