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.

प्रियभूषणः स्वरूपः सुभगो दक्षोऽश्विनीषु मतिमांश्च ।
कृतनिश्चयसत्यारुग्दक्षः सुखितश्च भरणीषु ॥ १ ॥
[सुरूपः]

priyabhūṣaṇaḥ svarūpaḥ subhago dakṣo'śvinīṣu matimāṃśca |
kṛtaniścayasatyārugdakṣaḥ sukhitaśca bharaṇīṣu || 1 ||
[surūpaḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 100.1 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (100.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Priya, Bhushana, Svarupa, Subhaga, Daksha, Dakshas, Dakshu, Ashvini, Matimat, Kritanishcaya, Sat, Sati, Satya, Aruj, Sukhita, Bharani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 100.1). 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: “priyabhūṣaṇaḥ svarūpaḥ subhago dakṣo'śvinīṣu matimāṃśca
  • priya -
  • priya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūṣaṇaḥ -
  • bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svarūpaḥ -
  • svarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • subhago* -
  • subhaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dakṣo' -
  • dakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dakṣu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • aśvinīṣu -
  • aśvinī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • matimāṃś -
  • matimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kṛtaniścayasatyārugdakṣaḥ sukhitaśca bharaṇīṣu || 1 |
  • kṛtaniścaya -
  • kṛtaniścaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛtaniścaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satyā -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārug -
  • āruj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āruj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dakṣaḥ -
  • dakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sukhitaś -
  • sukhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sukh -> sukhita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sukh class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bharaṇīṣu -
  • bharaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 1

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 100.1

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 100.1 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಿಯಭೂಷಣಃ ಸ್ವರೂಪಃ ಸುಭಗೋ ದಕ್ಷೋಽಶ್ವಿನೀಷು ಮತಿಮಾಂಶ್ಚ ।
ಕೃತನಿಶ್ಚಯಸತ್ಯಾರುಗ್ದಕ್ಷಃ ಸುಖಿತಶ್ಚ ಭರಣೀಷು ॥ ೧ ॥
[ಸುರೂಪಃ]

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 100.1 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રિયભૂષણઃ સ્વરૂપઃ સુભગો દક્ષોઽશ્વિનીષુ મતિમાંશ્ચ ।
કૃતનિશ્ચયસત્યારુગ્દક્ષઃ સુખિતશ્ચ ભરણીષુ ॥ ૧ ॥
[સુરૂપઃ]

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 100.1 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಿಯಭೂಷಣಃ ಸ್ವರೂಪಃ ಸುಭಗೋ ದಕ್ಷೋಽಶ್ವಿನೀಷು ಮತಿಮಾಂಶ್ಚ ।
ಕೃತನಿಶ್ಚಯಸತ್ಯಾರುಗ್ದಕ್ಷಃ ಸುಖಿತಶ್ಚ ಭರಣೀಷು ॥ ೧ ॥
[ಸುರೂಪಃ]

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