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.

गुरुर्भृगुश्चापरपूर्वकाष्ठयोः परस्परं सप्तमराशिगौ यदा ।
तदा प्रजा रुग्भयशोकपीडिता न वारि पश्यन्ति पुरन्दरोज्झितम् ॥ ३७ ॥

gururbhṛguścāparapūrvakāṣṭhayoḥ parasparaṃ saptamarāśigau yadā |
tadā prajā rugbhayaśokapīḍitā na vāri paśyanti purandarojjhitam || 37 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.37 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 (9.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Guru, Bhrigu, Capa, Purvakashtha, Parasparam, Paraspara, Saptama, Rashi, Yada, Yad, Tada, Praja, Prajas, Rugbhaya, Shokapidita, Var, Vari, Pashyanti, Pashyat, Purandara, Ujjhita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.37). 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: “gururbhṛguścāparapūrvakāṣṭhayoḥ parasparaṃ saptamarāśigau yadā
  • gurur -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhṛguś -
  • bhṛgu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrvakāṣṭhayoḥ -
  • pūrvakāṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • parasparam -
  • parasparam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paraspara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paraspara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parasparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saptama -
  • saptama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāśi -
  • rāśi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rāśī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    rāśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    rāśī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gau -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “tadā prajā rugbhayaśokapīḍitā na vāri paśyanti purandarojjhitam
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prajā* -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rugbhaya -
  • rugbhaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śokapīḍitā* -
  • śokapīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāri -
  • vāri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vārī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • paśyanti -
  • paśyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • purandaro -
  • purandara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    purandara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    purandarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ujjhitam -
  • ujjhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ujjhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ujjhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ujjh -> ujjhita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
    ujjh -> ujjhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ujjh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 9.37

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 9.37 in Kannada sript:
ಗುರುರ್ಭೃಗುಶ್ಚಾಪರಪೂರ್ವಕಾಷ್ಠಯೋಃ ಪರಸ್ಪರಂ ಸಪ್ತಮರಾಶಿಗೌ ಯದಾ ।
ತದಾ ಪ್ರಜಾ ರುಗ್ಭಯಶೋಕಪೀಡಿತಾ ನ ವಾರಿ ಪಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಪುರನ್ದರೋಜ್ಝಿತಮ್ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 9.37 in Gujarati sript:
ગુરુર્ભૃગુશ્ચાપરપૂર્વકાષ્ઠયોઃ પરસ્પરં સપ્તમરાશિગૌ યદા ।
તદા પ્રજા રુગ્ભયશોકપીડિતા ન વારિ પશ્યન્તિ પુરન્દરોજ્ઝિતમ્ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 9.37 in Kannada sript:
ಗುರುರ್ಭೃಗುಶ್ಚಾಪರಪೂರ್ವಕಾಷ್ಠಯೋಃ ಪರಸ್ಪರಂ ಸಪ್ತಮರಾಶಿಗೌ ಯದಾ ।
ತದಾ ಪ್ರಜಾ ರುಗ್ಭಯಶೋಕಪೀಡಿತಾ ನ ವಾರಿ ಪಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಪುರನ್ದರೋಜ್ಝಿತಮ್ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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