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.

राहुर्नभःस्थलगतो विधवां करोति पापे रतां दिनकरश्च शनैश्चरश्च ।
मृत्युं कुजोऽर्थरहितां कुलटां च चन्द्रः शेषा ग्रहा धनवतीं सुभगां च कुर्युः ॥ १० ॥
[नभस्थलगतो]

rāhurnabhaḥsthalagato vidhavāṃ karoti pāpe ratāṃ dinakaraśca śanaiścaraśca |
mṛtyuṃ kujo'rtharahitāṃ kulaṭāṃ ca candraḥ śeṣā grahā dhanavatīṃ subhagāṃ ca kuryuḥ || 10 ||
[nabhasthalagato]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 102.10 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 (102.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rahu, Nabhahsthala, Gat, Gata, Vidhava, Karoti, Papa, Rata, Dinakara, Shanaishcara, Mrityu, Kuja, Artha, Rahita, Kulata, Candra, Shesha, Graha, Dhanavati, Subhaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 102.10). 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: “rāhurnabhaḥsthalagato vidhavāṃ karoti pāpe ratāṃ dinakaraśca śanaiścaraśca
  • rāhur -
  • rāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nabhaḥsthala -
  • nabhaḥsthala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nabhaḥsthala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gato* -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidhavām -
  • vidhavā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • pāpe -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ratām -
  • ratā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • dinakaraś -
  • dinakara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śanaiścaraś -
  • śanaiścara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “mṛtyuṃ kujo'rtharahitāṃ kulaṭāṃ ca candraḥ śeṣā grahā dhanavatīṃ subhagāṃ ca kuryuḥ || 10 |
  • mṛtyum -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kujo' -
  • kuja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rahitām -
  • rahitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    rah -> rahitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 10 verb]
  • kulaṭām -
  • kulaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • candraḥ -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śeṣā* -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • grahā* -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    grahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhanavatīm -
  • dhanavatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • subhagām -
  • subhagā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuryuḥ -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third plural]
  • Cannot analyse 10

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 102.10

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 102.10 in Kannada sript:
ರಾಹುರ್ನಭಃಸ್ಥಲಗತೋ ವಿಧವಾಂ ಕರೋತಿ ಪಾಪೇ ರತಾಂ ದಿನಕರಶ್ಚ ಶನೈಶ್ಚರಶ್ಚ ।
ಮೃತ್ಯುಂ ಕುಜೋಽರ್ಥರಹಿತಾಂ ಕುಲಟಾಂ ಚ ಚನ್ದ್ರಃ ಶೇಷಾ ಗ್ರಹಾ ಧನವತೀಂ ಸುಭಗಾಂ ಚ ಕುರ್ಯುಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥
[ನಭಸ್ಥಲಗತೋ]

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 102.10 in Gujarati sript:
રાહુર્નભઃસ્થલગતો વિધવાં કરોતિ પાપે રતાં દિનકરશ્ચ શનૈશ્ચરશ્ચ ।
મૃત્યું કુજોઽર્થરહિતાં કુલટાં ચ ચન્દ્રઃ શેષા ગ્રહા ધનવતીં સુભગાં ચ કુર્યુઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥
[નભસ્થલગતો]

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 102.10 in Kannada sript:
ರಾಹುರ್ನಭಃಸ್ಥಲಗತೋ ವಿಧವಾಂ ಕರೋತಿ ಪಾಪೇ ರತಾಂ ದಿನಕರಶ್ಚ ಶನೈಶ್ಚರಶ್ಚ ।
ಮೃತ್ಯುಂ ಕುಜೋಽರ್ಥರಹಿತಾಂ ಕುಲಟಾಂ ಚ ಚನ್ದ್ರಃ ಶೇಷಾ ಗ್ರಹಾ ಧನವತೀಂ ಸುಭಗಾಂ ಚ ಕುರ್ಯುಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥
[ನಭಸ್ಥಲಗತೋ]

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