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.

आर्यम्णं हौतभुजं भद्रपदामुत्त्ररां यमेशं च ।
चन्द्रस्य सुतो निघ्नन्प्राणभृतां धातुसंक्षयकृत् ॥ ५ ॥

āryamṇaṃ hautabhujaṃ bhadrapadāmuttrarāṃ yameśaṃ ca |
candrasya suto nighnanprāṇabhṛtāṃ dhātusaṃkṣayakṛt || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 7.5 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 (7.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aryamna, Hautabhuja, Bhadrapada, Mud, Tri, Tra, Ara, Yamesha, Candra, Sut, Suta, Nighnat, Pranabhrit, Pranabhrita, Dhatu, Sankshaya, Krit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 7.5). 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: “āryamṇaṃ hautabhujaṃ bhadrapadāmuttrarāṃ yameśaṃ ca
  • āryamṇam -
  • āryamṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hautabhujam -
  • hautabhuja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hautabhuja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hautabhujā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhadrapadā -
  • bhadrapadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mut -
  • mud (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tra -
  • tṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arām -
  • arā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • yameśam -
  • yameśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “candrasya suto nighnanprāṇabhṛtāṃ dhātusaṃkṣayakṛt
  • candrasya -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • suto* -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • nighnan -
  • nighnat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • prāṇabhṛtām -
  • prāṇabhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    prāṇabhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prāṇabhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dhātu -
  • dhātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • saṅkṣaya -
  • saṅkṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛt -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 7.5

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 7.5 in Kannada sript:
ಆರ್ಯಮ್ಣಂ ಹೌತಭುಜಂ ಭದ್ರಪದಾಮುತ್ತ್ರರಾಂ ಯಮೇಶಂ ಚ ।
ಚನ್ದ್ರಸ್ಯ ಸುತೋ ನಿಘ್ನನ್ಪ್ರಾಣಭೃತಾಂ ಧಾತುಸಂಕ್ಷಯಕೃತ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 7.5 in Gujarati sript:
આર્યમ્ણં હૌતભુજં ભદ્રપદામુત્ત્રરાં યમેશં ચ ।
ચન્દ્રસ્ય સુતો નિઘ્નન્પ્રાણભૃતાં ધાતુસંક્ષયકૃત્ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 7.5 in Kannada sript:
ಆರ್ಯಮ್ಣಂ ಹೌತಭುಜಂ ಭದ್ರಪದಾಮುತ್ತ್ರರಾಂ ಯಮೇಶಂ ಚ ।
ಚನ್ದ್ರಸ್ಯ ಸುತೋ ನಿಘ್ನನ್ಪ್ರಾಣಭೃತಾಂ ಧಾತುಸಂಕ್ಷಯಕೃತ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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