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.

आप्ये सलिलजपीडा विश्वेशे व्याधयः प्रकुप्यन्ति ।
श्रवणे श्रवणव्याधिः पाखण्डिभयं धनिष्ठासु ॥ ३३ ॥
[पाषण्डि]

āpye salilajapīḍā viśveśe vyādhayaḥ prakupyanti |
śravaṇe śravaṇavyādhiḥ pākhaṇḍibhayaṃ dhaniṣṭhāsu || 33 ||
[pāṣaṇḍi]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.33 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (9.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apya, Api, Salilajapida, Vishvesha, Vyadhi, Prakupyat, Shravana, Shravanavyadhi, Pakhandin, Pakhandi, Bhaya, Dhanishtha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.33). 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: “āpye salilajapīḍā viśveśe vyādhayaḥ prakupyanti
  • āpye -
  • āpya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āpya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āpyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √āp]
    āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √āp], [vocative dual from √āp], [accusative dual from √āp], [locative single from √āp]
    āp -> āpyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √āp], [vocative single from √āp], [vocative dual from √āp], [accusative dual from √āp]
    i -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i]
    i -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i], [vocative dual from √i], [accusative dual from √i], [locative single from √i]
    i -> āpyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i], [vocative single from √i], [vocative dual from √i], [accusative dual from √i]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
    āp (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
    i (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
  • salilajapīḍā* -
  • salilajapīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viśveśe -
  • viśveśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    viśveśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    viśveśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vyādhayaḥ -
  • vyādhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • prakupyanti -
  • prakupyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śravaṇe śravaṇavyādhiḥ pākhaṇḍibhayaṃ dhaniṣṭhāsu || 33 |
  • śravaṇe -
  • śravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śravaṇavyādhiḥ -
  • śravaṇavyādhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pākhaṇḍi -
  • pākhaṇḍin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pākhaṇḍin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pākhaṇḍī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    pākhaṇḍī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pākhaṇḍī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhaniṣṭhāsu -
  • dhaniṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 33

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 9.33

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 9.33 in Kannada sript:
ಆಪ್ಯೇ ಸಲಿಲಜಪೀಡಾ ವಿಶ್ವೇಶೇ ವ್ಯಾಧಯಃ ಪ್ರಕುಪ್ಯನ್ತಿ ।
ಶ್ರವಣೇ ಶ್ರವಣವ್ಯಾಧಿಃ ಪಾಖಣ್ಡಿಭಯಂ ಧನಿಷ್ಠಾಸು ॥ ೩೩ ॥
[ಪಾಷಣ್ಡಿ]

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 9.33 in Gujarati sript:
આપ્યે સલિલજપીડા વિશ્વેશે વ્યાધયઃ પ્રકુપ્યન્તિ ।
શ્રવણે શ્રવણવ્યાધિઃ પાખણ્ડિભયં ધનિષ્ઠાસુ ॥ ૩૩ ॥
[પાષણ્ડિ]

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 9.33 in Kannada sript:
ಆಪ್ಯೇ ಸಲಿಲಜಪೀಡಾ ವಿಶ್ವೇಶೇ ವ್ಯಾಧಯಃ ಪ್ರಕುಪ್ಯನ್ತಿ ।
ಶ್ರವಣೇ ಶ್ರವಣವ್ಯಾಧಿಃ ಪಾಖಣ್ಡಿಭಯಂ ಧನಿಷ್ಠಾಸು ॥ ೩೩ ॥
[ಪಾಷಣ್ಡಿ]

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