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.

सलिलमये शशिनि रवेर्दीधितयो मूर्छितास्तमो नैशम् ।
क्षपयन्ति दर्पणोदर निहिता इव मन्दिरस्यान्तः ॥ २ ॥
[निहता]

salilamaye śaśini raverdīdhitayo mūrchitāstamo naiśam |
kṣapayanti darpaṇodara nihitā iva mandirasyāntaḥ || 2 ||
[nihatā]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.2 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 (4.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Salilamaya, Shashin, Shashini, Ravi, Didhiti, Murchita, Tama, Tamas, Naisha, Kshapayat, Kshapayanti, Darpana, Udara, Nihita, Iva, Mandira, Anta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.2). 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: “salilamaye śaśini raverdīdhitayo mūrchitāstamo naiśam
  • salilamaye -
  • salilamaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    salilamaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śaśini -
  • śaśinī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śaśin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • raver -
  • ravi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ru (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • dīdhitayo* -
  • dīdhiti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mūrchitās -
  • mūrchita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mūrchitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mūrch -> mūrchita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mūrch class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mūrch class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mūrch], [vocative plural from √mūrch]
    mūrch -> mūrchitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mūrch class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mūrch class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mūrch class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mūrch], [vocative plural from √mūrch], [accusative plural from √mūrch]
  • tamo* -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naiśam -
  • naiśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naiśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kṣapayanti darpaṇodara nihitā iva mandirasyāntaḥ || 2 |
  • kṣapayanti -
  • kṣī -> kṣapayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṣī]
    kṣap -> kṣapayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṣap class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣap class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣap class 10 verb]
    kṣap -> kṣapayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṣap class 10 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣapayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṣī], [vocative plural from √kṣī], [accusative plural from √kṣī]
    kṣī -> kṣapayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṣī]
    kṣap (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
    kṣī (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • darpaṇo -
  • darpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udara -
  • udara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nihitā* -
  • nihita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nihitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mandirasyā -
  • mandira (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    mandira (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • antaḥ -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 2

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.2

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 4.2 in Kannada sript:
ಸಲಿಲಮಯೇ ಶಶಿನಿ ರವೇರ್ದೀಧಿತಯೋ ಮೂರ್ಛಿತಾಸ್ತಮೋ ನೈಶಮ್ ।
ಕ್ಷಪಯನ್ತಿ ದರ್ಪಣೋದರ ನಿಹಿತಾ ಇವ ಮನ್ದಿರಸ್ಯಾನ್ತಃ ॥ ೨ ॥
[ನಿಹತಾ]

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 4.2 in Gujarati sript:
સલિલમયે શશિનિ રવેર્દીધિતયો મૂર્છિતાસ્તમો નૈશમ્ ।
ક્ષપયન્તિ દર્પણોદર નિહિતા ઇવ મન્દિરસ્યાન્તઃ ॥ ૨ ॥
[નિહતા]

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 4.2 in Kannada sript:
ಸಲಿಲಮಯೇ ಶಶಿನಿ ರವೇರ್ದೀಧಿತಯೋ ಮೂರ್ಛಿತಾಸ್ತಮೋ ನೈಶಮ್ ।
ಕ್ಷಪಯನ್ತಿ ದರ್ಪಣೋದರ ನಿಹಿತಾ ಇವ ಮನ್ದಿರಸ್ಯಾನ್ತಃ ॥ ೨ ॥
[ನಿಹತಾ]

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