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.

शकटानलोपजीवकगोपीडा व्याधिशस्त्रकोपश्च ।
वृद्धिस्तु रक्तपीतककुसुमानां कार्त्तिके वर्षे ॥ ३ ॥

śakaṭānalopajīvakagopīḍā vyādhiśastrakopaśca |
vṛddhistu raktapītakakusumānāṃ kārttike varṣe || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.3 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 (8.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shakata, Alopa, Jivaka, Gopida, Vyadhin, Vyadhi, Shastrakopa, Vriddhi, Raktapitaka, Kusuma, Karttika, Varsha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.3). 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: “śakaṭānalopajīvakagopīḍā vyādhiśastrakopaśca
  • śakaṭān -
  • śakaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • alopa -
  • alopa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jīvaka -
  • jīvaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīvaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gopīḍā* -
  • gopīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vyādhi -
  • vyādhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vyādhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vyādhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vyādhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • śastrakopaś -
  • śastrakopa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “vṛddhistu raktapītakakusumānāṃ kārttike varṣe
  • vṛddhis -
  • vṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • raktapītaka -
  • raktapītaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    raktapītaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kusumānām -
  • kusuma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kusuma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kusumā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kārttike -
  • kārttika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kārttika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kārttikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • varṣe -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    varṣā (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 8.3

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 8.3 in Kannada sript:
ಶಕಟಾನಲೋಪಜೀವಕಗೋಪೀಡಾ ವ್ಯಾಧಿಶಸ್ತ್ರಕೋಪಶ್ಚ ।
ವೃದ್ಧಿಸ್ತು ರಕ್ತಪೀತಕಕುಸುಮಾನಾಂ ಕಾರ್ತ್ತಿಕೇ ವರ್ಷೇ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 8.3 in Gujarati sript:
શકટાનલોપજીવકગોપીડા વ્યાધિશસ્ત્રકોપશ્ચ ।
વૃદ્ધિસ્તુ રક્તપીતકકુસુમાનાં કાર્ત્તિકે વર્ષે ॥ ૩ ॥

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 8.3 in Kannada sript:
ಶಕಟಾನಲೋಪಜೀವಕಗೋಪೀಡಾ ವ್ಯಾಧಿಶಸ್ತ್ರಕೋಪಶ್ಚ ।
ವೃದ್ಧಿಸ್ತು ರಕ್ತಪೀತಕಕುಸುಮಾನಾಂ ಕಾರ್ತ್ತಿಕೇ ವರ್ಷೇ ॥ ೩ ॥

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