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.

कुहकावेशपिहितैः कर्णोपश्रुतिहेतुभिः ।
कृतादेशो न सर्वत्र प्रष्टव्यो न स दैववित् ॥ १५ ॥

kuhakāveśapihitaiḥ karṇopaśrutihetubhiḥ |
kṛtādeśo na sarvatra praṣṭavyo na sa daivavit || 15 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.15 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 (2.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kuhaka, Avesha, Pihita, Karna, Hetu, Krit, Krita, Adesha, Sarvatra, Prashtavya, Daivavid,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.15). 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: “kuhakāveśapihitaiḥ karṇopaśrutihetubhiḥ
  • kuhakā -
  • kuhaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuhaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuhakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āveśa -
  • āveśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pihitaiḥ -
  • pihita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pihita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • karṇo -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upaśruti -
  • upaśruti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    upaśruti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • hetubhiḥ -
  • hetu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “kṛtādeśo na sarvatra praṣṭavyo na sa daivavit
  • kṛtā -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [injunctive middle third single]
  • adeśo* -
  • adeśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvatra -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • praṣṭavyo* -
  • praṣṭavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    praś -> praṣṭavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daivavit -
  • daivavid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    daivavid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.15

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 2.15 in Kannada sript:
ಕುಹಕಾವೇಶಪಿಹಿತೈಃ ಕರ್ಣೋಪಶ್ರುತಿಹೇತುಭಿಃ ।
ಕೃತಾದೇಶೋ ನ ಸರ್ವತ್ರ ಪ್ರಷ್ಟವ್ಯೋ ನ ಸ ದೈವವಿತ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 2.15 in Gujarati sript:
કુહકાવેશપિહિતૈઃ કર્ણોપશ્રુતિહેતુભિઃ ।
કૃતાદેશો ન સર્વત્ર પ્રષ્ટવ્યો ન સ દૈવવિત્ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 2.15 in Kannada sript:
ಕುಹಕಾವೇಶಪಿಹಿತೈಃ ಕರ್ಣೋಪಶ್ರುತಿಹೇತುಭಿಃ ।
ಕೃತಾದೇಶೋ ನ ಸರ್ವತ್ರ ಪ್ರಷ್ಟವ್ಯೋ ನ ಸ ದೈವವಿತ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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