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.

जारद्गव्यां श्रवणात्त्रिभं मृगाख्या त्रिभं तु मैत्राद्यम् ।
हस्तविशाखात्वाष्ट्राण्यजेत्यषाढाद्वयं दहना ॥ ३ ॥

jāradgavyāṃ śravaṇāttribhaṃ mṛgākhyā tribhaṃ tu maitrādyam |
hastaviśākhātvāṣṭrāṇyajetyaṣāḍhādvayaṃ dahanā || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.3 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 (9.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jaradgavi, Shravana, Tribha, Mrigakhya, Maitra, Yah, Hastavi, Shakha, Ashtra, Ashadha, Vaya, Asmad, Dahana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.3). 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: “jāradgavyāṃ śravaṇāttribhaṃ mṛgākhyā tribhaṃ tu maitrādyam
  • jāradgavyām -
  • jāradgavī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • śravaṇāt -
  • śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tribham -
  • tribha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tribha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tribhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mṛgākhyā -
  • mṛgākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tribham -
  • tribha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tribha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tribhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • maitrād -
  • maitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    maitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “hastaviśākhātvāṣṭrāṇyajetyaṣāḍhādvayaṃ dahanā
  • hastavi -
  • hastavi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    hastavi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    hastavi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śākhāt -
  • śākha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śākha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āṣṭrāṇya -
  • āṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ajet -
  • aj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • aṣāḍhād -
  • aṣāḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    aṣāḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • dahanā -
  • dahanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 9.3

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 9.3 in Kannada sript:
ಜಾರದ್ಗವ್ಯಾಂ ಶ್ರವಣಾತ್ತ್ರಿಭಂ ಮೃಗಾಖ್ಯಾ ತ್ರಿಭಂ ತು ಮೈತ್ರಾದ್ಯಮ್ ।
ಹಸ್ತವಿಶಾಖಾತ್ವಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾಣ್ಯಜೇತ್ಯಷಾಢಾದ್ವಯಂ ದಹನಾ ॥ 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 9.3 in Gujarati sript:
જારદ્ગવ્યાં શ્રવણાત્ત્રિભં મૃગાખ્યા ત્રિભં તુ મૈત્રાદ્યમ્ ।
હસ્તવિશાખાત્વાષ્ટ્રાણ્યજેત્યષાઢાદ્વયં દહના ॥ 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 9.3 in Kannada sript:
ಜಾರದ್ಗವ್ಯಾಂ ಶ್ರವಣಾತ್ತ್ರಿಭಂ ಮೃಗಾಖ್ಯಾ ತ್ರಿಭಂ ತು ಮೈತ್ರಾದ್ಯಮ್ ।
ಹಸ್ತವಿಶಾಖಾತ್ವಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾಣ್ಯಜೇತ್ಯಷಾಢಾದ್ವಯಂ ದಹನಾ ॥ ೩ ॥

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