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.

अन्नैः क्षीरघृतोत्कटैः सह गुडैर्विप्रान् समभ्यर्चयेद्दद्यात्तेषु सुवर्ण वस्त्ररजतं लावण्यमिच्छन्नरः ।
पादर्क्षात्प्रभृति क्रमादुपवसन्नङ्गर्क्षनामस्वपि कुर्यात्केशवपूजनं स्वविधिना धिष्ण्यस्य पूजां तथा ॥ ८ ॥
[तथैव]

annaiḥ kṣīraghṛtotkaṭaiḥ saha guḍairviprān samabhyarcayeddadyātteṣu suvarṇa vastrarajataṃ lāvaṇyamicchannaraḥ |
pādarkṣātprabhṛti kramādupavasannaṅgarkṣanāmasvapi kuryātkeśavapūjanaṃ svavidhinā dhiṣṇyasya pūjāṃ tathā || 8 ||
[tathaiva]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 104.8 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 (104.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anna, Kshiraghrita, Utkata, Saha, Guda, Vipra, Tad, Suvarna, Vastri, Vastra, Lavanya, Icchat, Ara, Pada, Riksha, Kramat, Krama, Upa, Vasat, Anga, Naman, Api, Keshava, Pujana, Svavidhi, Dhishnya, Puja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 104.8). 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: “annaiḥ kṣīraghṛtotkaṭaiḥ saha guḍairviprān samabhyarcayeddadyātteṣu suvarṇa vastrarajataṃ lāvaṇyamicchannaraḥ
  • annaiḥ -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kṣīraghṛto -
  • kṣīraghṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • utkaṭaiḥ -
  • utkaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    utkaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • guḍair -
  • guḍa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • viprān -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • samabhya -
  • samabhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • arcayed -
  • ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • dadyāt -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • suvarṇa -
  • suvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vastra -
  • vastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vastṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arajatam -
  • raj (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second dual]
    rañj (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second dual]
  • lāvaṇyam -
  • lāvaṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lāvaṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • icchann -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
  • araḥ -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pādarkṣātprabhṛti kramādupavasannaṅgarkṣanāmasvapi kuryātkeśavapūjanaṃ svavidhinā dhiṣṇyasya pūjāṃ tathā || 8 |
  • pādar -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛkṣāt -
  • ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • prabhṛti -
  • prabhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kramād -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vasann -
  • vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]
  • aṅgar -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṛkṣa -
  • ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāmasva -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • keśava -
  • keśava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    keśava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūjanam -
  • pūjana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pūjanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • svavidhinā -
  • svavidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhiṣṇyasya -
  • dhiṣṇya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dhiṣṇya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • pūjām -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tathā* -
  • Cannot analyse 8

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 104.8

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 104.8 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ನೈಃ ಕ್ಷೀರಘೃತೋತ್ಕಟೈಃ ಸಹ ಗುಡೈರ್ವಿಪ್ರಾನ್ ಸಮಭ್ಯರ್ಚಯೇದ್ದದ್ಯಾತ್ತೇಷು ಸುವರ್ಣ ವಸ್ತ್ರರಜತಂ ಲಾವಣ್ಯಮಿಚ್ಛನ್ನರಃ ।
ಪಾದರ್ಕ್ಷಾತ್ಪ್ರಭೃತಿ ಕ್ರಮಾದುಪವಸನ್ನಙ್ಗರ್ಕ್ಷನಾಮಸ್ವಪಿ ಕುರ್ಯಾತ್ಕೇಶವಪೂಜನಂ ಸ್ವವಿಧಿನಾ ಧಿಷ್ಣ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಪೂಜಾಂ ತಥಾ ॥ ೮ ॥
[ತಥೈವ]

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 104.8 in Gujarati sript:
અન્નૈઃ ક્ષીરઘૃતોત્કટૈઃ સહ ગુડૈર્વિપ્રાન્ સમભ્યર્ચયેદ્દદ્યાત્તેષુ સુવર્ણ વસ્ત્રરજતં લાવણ્યમિચ્છન્નરઃ ।
પાદર્ક્ષાત્પ્રભૃતિ ક્રમાદુપવસન્નઙ્ગર્ક્ષનામસ્વપિ કુર્યાત્કેશવપૂજનં સ્વવિધિના ધિષ્ણ્યસ્ય પૂજાં તથા ॥ ૮ ॥
[તથૈવ]

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 104.8 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ನೈಃ ಕ್ಷೀರಘೃತೋತ್ಕಟೈಃ ಸಹ ಗುಡೈರ್ವಿಪ್ರಾನ್ ಸಮಭ್ಯರ್ಚಯೇದ್ದದ್ಯಾತ್ತೇಷು ಸುವರ್ಣ ವಸ್ತ್ರರಜತಂ ಲಾವಣ್ಯಮಿಚ್ಛನ್ನರಃ ।
ಪಾದರ್ಕ್ಷಾತ್ಪ್ರಭೃತಿ ಕ್ರಮಾದುಪವಸನ್ನಙ್ಗರ್ಕ್ಷನಾಮಸ್ವಪಿ ಕುರ್ಯಾತ್ಕೇಶವಪೂಜನಂ ಸ್ವವಿಧಿನಾ ಧಿಷ್ಣ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಪೂಜಾಂ ತಥಾ ॥ ೮ ॥
[ತಥೈವ]

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