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.

ज्येष्ठे नरेन्द्रद्विजराजपत्न्यः सस्यानि वृष्टिश्च महागणाश्च ।
प्रध्वंसमायान्ति नराश्च सौम्याः साल्वैः समेताश्च निषादसङ्घाः ॥ ७६ ॥
[ज्यैष्ठे]

jyeṣṭhe narendradvijarājapatnyaḥ sasyāni vṛṣṭiśca mahāgaṇāśca |
pradhvaṃsamāyānti narāśca saumyāḥ sālvaiḥ sametāśca niṣādasaṅghāḥ || 76 ||
[jyaiṣṭhe]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.76 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 (5.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jyeshtha, Narendra, Dvijaraja, Patni, Sasya, Vrishti, Mahagana, Pradhvamsa, Ayat, Nara, Saumi, Saumya, Salva, Sameta, Nishadasangha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.76). 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: “jyeṣṭhe narendradvijarājapatnyaḥ sasyāni vṛṣṭiśca mahāgaṇāśca
  • jyeṣṭhe -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jyeṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jyeṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • narendra -
  • narendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvijarāja -
  • dvijarāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patnyaḥ -
  • patnī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sasyāni -
  • sasya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vṛṣṭiś -
  • vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāgaṇāś -
  • mahāgaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “pradhvaṃsamāyānti narāśca saumyāḥ sālvaiḥ sametāśca niṣādasaṅghāḥ || 76 |
  • pradhvaṃsam -
  • pradhvaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āyānti -
  • āyāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • narāś -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saumyāḥ -
  • saumī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    saumya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saumyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sālvaiḥ -
  • sālva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sālva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sametāś -
  • sameta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sametā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niṣādasaṅghāḥ -
  • niṣādasaṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 76

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.76

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 5.76 in Kannada sript:
ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠೇ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರದ್ವಿಜರಾಜಪತ್ನ್ಯಃ ಸಸ್ಯಾನಿ ವೃಷ್ಟಿಶ್ಚ ಮಹಾಗಣಾಶ್ಚ ।
ಪ್ರಧ್ವಂಸಮಾಯಾನ್ತಿ ನರಾಶ್ಚ ಸೌಮ್ಯಾಃ ಸಾಲ್ವೈಃ ಸಮೇತಾಶ್ಚ ನಿಷಾದಸಙ್ಘಾಃ ॥ ೭೬ ॥
[ಜ್ಯೈಷ್ಠೇ]

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 5.76 in Gujarati sript:
જ્યેષ્ઠે નરેન્દ્રદ્વિજરાજપત્ન્યઃ સસ્યાનિ વૃષ્ટિશ્ચ મહાગણાશ્ચ ।
પ્રધ્વંસમાયાન્તિ નરાશ્ચ સૌમ્યાઃ સાલ્વૈઃ સમેતાશ્ચ નિષાદસઙ્ઘાઃ ॥ ૭૬ ॥
[જ્યૈષ્ઠે]

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 5.76 in Kannada sript:
ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠೇ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರದ್ವಿಜರಾಜಪತ್ನ್ಯಃ ಸಸ್ಯಾನಿ ವೃಷ್ಟಿಶ್ಚ ಮಹಾಗಣಾಶ್ಚ ।
ಪ್ರಧ್ವಂಸಮಾಯಾನ್ತಿ ನರಾಶ್ಚ ಸೌಮ್ಯಾಃ ಸಾಲ್ವೈಃ ಸಮೇತಾಶ್ಚ ನಿಷಾದಸಙ್ಘಾಃ ॥ ೭೬ ॥
[ಜ್ಯೈಷ್ಠೇ]

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