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.

ऊर्ध्वकरो दिवसकरस्ताम्रः सेनापतिं विनाशयति ।
पीतो नरेन्द्रपुत्रं श्वेतस्तु पुरोहितं हन्ति ॥ २१ ॥

ūrdhvakaro divasakarastāmraḥ senāpatiṃ vināśayati |
pīto narendraputraṃ śvetastu purohitaṃ hanti || 21 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.21 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 (3.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Urdhvakara, Divasakara, Tamra, Senapati, Vinasha, Yat, Yati, Pita, Narendraputra, Shveta, Purohita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.21). 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: “ūrdhvakaro divasakarastāmraḥ senāpatiṃ vināśayati
  • ūrdhvakaro* -
  • ūrdhvakara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • divasakaras -
  • divasakara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāmraḥ -
  • tāmra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • senāpatim -
  • senāpati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vināśa -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yati -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • Line 2: “pīto narendraputraṃ śvetastu purohitaṃ hanti
  • pīto* -
  • pīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • narendraputram -
  • narendraputra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śvetas -
  • śveta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • purohitam -
  • purohita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purohita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    purohitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hanti -
  • hanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.21

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 3.21 in Kannada sript:
ಊರ್ಧ್ವಕರೋ ದಿವಸಕರಸ್ತಾಮ್ರಃ ಸೇನಾಪತಿಂ ವಿನಾಶಯತಿ ।
ಪೀತೋ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರಪುತ್ರಂ ಶ್ವೇತಸ್ತು ಪುರೋಹಿತಂ ಹನ್ತಿ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 3.21 in Gujarati sript:
ઊર્ધ્વકરો દિવસકરસ્તામ્રઃ સેનાપતિં વિનાશયતિ ।
પીતો નરેન્દ્રપુત્રં શ્વેતસ્તુ પુરોહિતં હન્તિ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 3.21 in Kannada sript:
ಊರ್ಧ್ವಕರೋ ದಿವಸಕರಸ್ತಾಮ್ರಃ ಸೇನಾಪತಿಂ ವಿನಾಶಯತಿ ।
ಪೀತೋ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರಪುತ್ರಂ ಶ್ವೇತಸ್ತು ಪುರೋಹಿತಂ ಹನ್ತಿ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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