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.

नागगजैरावतवृषभगोजरद्गवमृगाजदहनाख्याः ।
अश्विन्याद्याः कैश्चित्त्रिभाः क्रमाद्वीथयः कथिताः ॥ १ ॥

nāgagajairāvatavṛṣabhagojaradgavamṛgājadahanākhyāḥ |
aśvinyādyāḥ kaiścittribhāḥ kramādvīthayaḥ kathitāḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.1 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 (9.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naga, Gaja, Vrishabha, Adga, Ric, Akhya, Ashvin, Ashvini, Adi, Adya, Kah, Kim, Cit, Tribha, Kramat, Krama, Vithi, Kathita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.1). 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: “nāgagajairāvatavṛṣabhagojaradgavamṛgājadahanākhyāḥ
  • nāga -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gajair -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • āvata -
  • av (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • vṛṣabha -
  • vṛṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • goja -
  • guj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ra -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adga -
  • adga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vam -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛg -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ājad -
  • aj (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ahan -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
  • ākhyāḥ -
  • ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “aśvinyādyāḥ kaiścittribhāḥ kramādvīthayaḥ kathitāḥ
  • aśvinyā -
  • aśvinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    aśvin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aśvin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ādyāḥ -
  • ādi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ādya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ādyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ad], [vocative plural from √ad]
    ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ad], [vocative plural from √ad], [accusative plural from √ad]
  • kaiś -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tribhāḥ -
  • tribha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tribhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kramād -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vīthayaḥ -
  • vīthi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kathitāḥ -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kathitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 9.1

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 9.1 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಗಗಜೈರಾವತವೃಷಭಗೋಜರದ್ಗವಮೃಗಾಜದಹನಾಖ್ಯಾಃ ।
ಅಶ್ವಿನ್ಯಾದ್ಯಾಃ ಕೈಶ್ಚಿತ್ತ್ರಿಭಾಃ ಕ್ರಮಾದ್ವೀಥಯಃ ಕಥಿತಾಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 9.1 in Gujarati sript:
નાગગજૈરાવતવૃષભગોજરદ્ગવમૃગાજદહનાખ્યાઃ ।
અશ્વિન્યાદ્યાઃ કૈશ્ચિત્ત્રિભાઃ ક્રમાદ્વીથયઃ કથિતાઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 9.1 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಗಗಜೈರಾವತವೃಷಭಗೋಜರದ್ಗವಮೃಗಾಜದಹನಾಖ್ಯಾಃ ।
ಅಶ್ವಿನ್ಯಾದ್ಯಾಃ ಕೈಶ್ಚಿತ್ತ್ರಿಭಾಃ ಕ್ರಮಾದ್ವೀಥಯಃ ಕಥಿತಾಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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