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.

श्रवणोदितस्य वक्रं पुष्ये मूर्धाभिषिक्तपीडाकृत् ।
यस्मिन्नृक्षेऽभ्युदितस्तद्दिग्व्यूहान् जनान् हन्ति ॥ ७ ॥

śravaṇoditasya vakraṃ puṣye mūrdhābhiṣiktapīḍākṛt |
yasminnṛkṣe'bhyuditastaddigvyūhān janān hanti || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.7 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 (6.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shravana, Udita, Vakra, Pushya, Murdhabhishikta, Pidakrit, Yah, Yat, Riksha, Abhyudita, Tad, Tat, Dish, Vyuha, Jana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.7). 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: “śravaṇoditasya vakraṃ puṣye mūrdhābhiṣiktapīḍākṛt
  • śravaṇo -
  • śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uditasya -
  • udita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    udita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    vad -> udita (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> udita (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • vakram -
  • vakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṣye -
  • puṣya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    puṣya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    puṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pus -> puṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pus class 10 verb]
    pus -> puṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pus class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √pus class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √pus class 10 verb], [locative single from √pus class 10 verb]
    pus -> puṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √pus class 10 verb], [vocative single from √pus class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √pus class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √pus class 10 verb]
    puṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    puṣ (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    puṣ (verb class 9)
    [present passive first single]
    puṣ (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
  • mūrdhābhiṣikta -
  • mūrdhābhiṣikta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūrdhābhiṣikta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīḍākṛt -
  • pīḍākṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pīḍākṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yasminnṛkṣe'bhyuditastaddigvyūhān janān hanti
  • yasminn -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ṛkṣe' -
  • ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • abhyuditas -
  • abhyudita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dig -
  • diś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • vyūhān -
  • vyūha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • janān -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • 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 6.7

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 6.7 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರವಣೋದಿತಸ್ಯ ವಕ್ರಂ ಪುಷ್ಯೇ ಮೂರ್ಧಾಭಿಷಿಕ್ತಪೀಡಾಕೃತ್ ।
ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ನೃಕ್ಷೇಽಭ್ಯುದಿತಸ್ತದ್ದಿಗ್ವ್ಯೂಹಾನ್ ಜನಾನ್ ಹನ್ತಿ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 6.7 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રવણોદિતસ્ય વક્રં પુષ્યે મૂર્ધાભિષિક્તપીડાકૃત્ ।
યસ્મિન્નૃક્ષેઽભ્યુદિતસ્તદ્દિગ્વ્યૂહાન્ જનાન્ હન્તિ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 6.7 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರವಣೋದಿತಸ್ಯ ವಕ್ರಂ ಪುಷ್ಯೇ ಮೂರ್ಧಾಭಿಷಿಕ್ತಪೀಡಾಕೃತ್ ।
ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ನೃಕ್ಷೇಽಭ್ಯುದಿತಸ್ತದ್ದಿಗ್ವ್ಯೂಹಾನ್ ಜನಾನ್ ಹನ್ತಿ ॥ ೭ ॥

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