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.

नक्षत्रसूचकोद्दिष्टमुपहासं करोति यः ।
स व्रजत्यन्धतामिस्रं सार्धमृक्षविडम्बिना ॥ क्(१८) ॥

nakṣatrasūcakoddiṣṭamupahāsaṃ karoti yaḥ |
sa vrajatyandhatāmisraṃ sārdhamṛkṣaviḍambinā || K(18) ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.K(18) 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 (2.K(18)). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nakshatrasucaka, Uddishta, Upahasa, Karoti, Yah, Vrajat, Andhatamisra, Sardham, Sardha, Rikshavidambin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.K(18)). 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: “nakṣatrasūcakoddiṣṭamupahāsaṃ karoti yaḥ
  • nakṣatrasūcako -
  • nakṣatrasūcaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uddiṣṭam -
  • uddiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uddiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uddiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upahāsam -
  • upahāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [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]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa vrajatyandhatāmisraṃ sārdhamṛkṣaviḍambinā || K(18) |
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vrajatya -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • andhatāmisram -
  • andhatāmisra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    andhatāmisra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sārdham -
  • sārdham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sārdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛkṣaviḍambinā -
  • ṛkṣaviḍambin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse K18

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.K(18)

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.k(18) in Kannada sript:
ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಸೂಚಕೋದ್ದಿಷ್ಟಮುಪಹಾಸಂ ಕರೋತಿ ಯಃ ।
ಸ ವ್ರಜತ್ಯನ್ಧತಾಮಿಸ್ರಂ ಸಾರ್ಧಮೃಕ್ಷವಿಡಮ್ಬಿನಾ ॥ ಕ್(೧೮) ॥

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.k(18) in Gujarati sript:
નક્ષત્રસૂચકોદ્દિષ્ટમુપહાસં કરોતિ યઃ ।
સ વ્રજત્યન્ધતામિસ્રં સાર્ધમૃક્ષવિડમ્બિના ॥ ક્(૧૮) ॥

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.k(18) in Kannada sript:
ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಸೂಚಕೋದ್ದಿಷ್ಟಮುಪಹಾಸಂ ಕರೋತಿ ಯಃ ।
ಸ ವ್ರಜತ್ಯನ್ಧತಾಮಿಸ್ರಂ ಸಾರ್ಧಮೃಕ್ಷವಿಡಮ್ಬಿನಾ ॥ ಕ್(೧೮) ॥

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