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.

पाञ्चालकलिङ्गशूरसेनाः काम्बोजोड्रकिरातशस्त्रवार्त्ताः ।
जीवन्ति च ये हुताशवृत्त्या ते पीडामुपयान्ति मेषसंस्थे ॥ ३५ ॥

pāñcālakaliṅgaśūrasenāḥ kāmbojoḍrakirātaśastravārttāḥ |
jīvanti ca ye hutāśavṛttyā te pīḍāmupayānti meṣasaṃsthe || 35 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.35 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 (5.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pancalaka, Linga, Shurasena, Kamboja, Udra, Kirata, Shastravartta, Jivanti, Jivat, Yah, Yat, Hutashavritti, Tad, Yushmad, Pida, Upaya, Anti, Mesha, Samstha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.35). 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: “pāñcālakaliṅgaśūrasenāḥ kāmbojoḍrakirātaśastravārttāḥ
  • pāñcālaka -
  • pāñcālaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāñcālaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • liṅga -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    liṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śūrasenāḥ -
  • śūrasena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrasenā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kāmbojo -
  • kāmboja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāmboja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāmbojā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uḍra -
  • uḍra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kirāta -
  • kirāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śastravārttāḥ -
  • śastravārtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śastravārttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “jīvanti ca ye hutāśavṛttyā te pīḍāmupayānti meṣasaṃsthe
  • jīvanti -
  • jīvanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jīvantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hutāśavṛttyā -
  • hutāśavṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • pīḍām -
  • pīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • upayā -
  • upaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • meṣa -
  • meṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    miṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṃsthe -
  • saṃstha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃstha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṃsthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.35

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 5.35 in Kannada sript:
ಪಾಞ್ಚಾಲಕಲಿಙ್ಗಶೂರಸೇನಾಃ ಕಾಮ್ಬೋಜೋಡ್ರಕಿರಾತಶಸ್ತ್ರವಾರ್ತ್ತಾಃ ।
ಜೀವನ್ತಿ ಚ ಯೇ ಹುತಾಶವೃತ್ತ್ಯಾ ತೇ ಪೀಡಾಮುಪಯಾನ್ತಿ ಮೇಷಸಂಸ್ಥೇ ॥ ೩೫ ॥

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 5.35 in Gujarati sript:
પાઞ્ચાલકલિઙ્ગશૂરસેનાઃ કામ્બોજોડ્રકિરાતશસ્ત્રવાર્ત્તાઃ ।
જીવન્તિ ચ યે હુતાશવૃત્ત્યા તે પીડામુપયાન્તિ મેષસંસ્થે ॥ ૩૫ ॥

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 5.35 in Kannada sript:
ಪಾಞ್ಚಾಲಕಲಿಙ್ಗಶೂರಸೇನಾಃ ಕಾಮ್ಬೋಜೋಡ್ರಕಿರಾತಶಸ್ತ್ರವಾರ್ತ್ತಾಃ ।
ಜೀವನ್ತಿ ಚ ಯೇ ಹುತಾಶವೃತ್ತ್ಯಾ ತೇ ಪೀಡಾಮುಪಯಾನ್ತಿ ಮೇಷಸಂಸ್ಥೇ ॥ ೩೫ ॥

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