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.

चैत्र्यां तु चित्रकरलेखगेयसक्तान् रूपोपजीविनिगमज्ञहिरण्यपण्यान् ।
पौण्ड्रौड्रकैकयजनानथ चाश्मकांश्च तापः स्पृशत्यमरपोऽत्र विचित्रवर्षी ॥ ७४ ॥
[चैत्रे]

caitryāṃ tu citrakaralekhageyasaktān rūpopajīvinigamajñahiraṇyapaṇyān |
pauṇḍrauḍrakaikayajanānatha cāśmakāṃśca tāpaḥ spṛśatyamarapo'tra vicitravarṣī || 74 ||
[caitre]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.74 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 (5.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Caitri, Citrakara, Lekha, Geya, Sakta, Rupopajivin, Rupopajivini, Gama, Jna, Hiranyapanya, Paundra, Odra, Kaikaya, Janana, Tha, Ashmaka, Tapa, Sprishat, Amarapa, Atra, Vicitravarshin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.74). 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: “caitryāṃ tu citrakaralekhageyasaktān rūpopajīvinigamajñahiraṇyapaṇyān
  • caitryām -
  • caitrī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • citrakara -
  • citrakara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lekha -
  • lekha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • geya -
  • geya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    geya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saktān -
  • sakta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sag -> sakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √sag class 1 verb]
    saj -> sakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √saj class 1 verb]
    sañj -> sakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √sañj class 1 verb]
  • rūpopajīvini -
  • rūpopajīvinī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    rūpopajīvin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rūpopajīvin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • gama -
  • gama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jña -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hiraṇyapaṇyān -
  • hiraṇyapaṇya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “pauṇḍrauḍrakaikayajanānatha cāśmakāṃśca tāpaḥ spṛśatyamarapo'tra vicitravarṣī || 74 |
  • pauṇḍrau -
  • pauṇḍra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pauṇḍra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • oḍra -
  • oḍra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaikaya -
  • kaikaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • janāna -
  • jan -> janāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb]
    jan -> janāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśmakāṃś -
  • aśmaka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāpaḥ -
  • tāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • spṛśatya -
  • spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
    spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √spṛś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √spṛś class 6 verb], [locative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
    spṛś (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • amarapo' -
  • amarapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vicitravarṣī -
  • vicitravarṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 74

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.74

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 5.74 in Kannada sript:
ಚೈತ್ರ್ಯಾಂ ತು ಚಿತ್ರಕರಲೇಖಗೇಯಸಕ್ತಾನ್ ರೂಪೋಪಜೀವಿನಿಗಮಜ್ಞಹಿರಣ್ಯಪಣ್ಯಾನ್ ।
ಪೌಣ್ಡ್ರೌಡ್ರಕೈಕಯಜನಾನಥ ಚಾಶ್ಮಕಾಂಶ್ಚ ತಾಪಃ ಸ್ಪೃಶತ್ಯಮರಪೋಽತ್ರ ವಿಚಿತ್ರವರ್ಷೀ ॥ ೭೪ ॥
[ಚೈತ್ರೇ]

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 5.74 in Gujarati sript:
ચૈત્ર્યાં તુ ચિત્રકરલેખગેયસક્તાન્ રૂપોપજીવિનિગમજ્ઞહિરણ્યપણ્યાન્ ।
પૌણ્ડ્રૌડ્રકૈકયજનાનથ ચાશ્મકાંશ્ચ તાપઃ સ્પૃશત્યમરપોઽત્ર વિચિત્રવર્ષી ॥ ૭૪ ॥
[ચૈત્રે]

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 5.74 in Kannada sript:
ಚೈತ್ರ್ಯಾಂ ತು ಚಿತ್ರಕರಲೇಖಗೇಯಸಕ್ತಾನ್ ರೂಪೋಪಜೀವಿನಿಗಮಜ್ಞಹಿರಣ್ಯಪಣ್ಯಾನ್ ।
ಪೌಣ್ಡ್ರೌಡ್ರಕೈಕಯಜನಾನಥ ಚಾಶ್ಮಕಾಂಶ್ಚ ತಾಪಃ ಸ್ಪೃಶತ್ಯಮರಪೋಽತ್ರ ವಿಚಿತ್ರವರ್ಷೀ ॥ ೭೪ ॥
[ಚೈತ್ರೇ]

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