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.

न मित्रभावे सुहृदो व्यवस्थिताः क्रियासु सम्यग्न रता द्विजातयः ।
न चाल्पमप्यम्बु ददाति वासवो भिनत्ति वज्रेण शिरांसि भूभृताम् ॥ ३९ ॥

na mitrabhāve suhṛdo vyavasthitāḥ kriyāsu samyagna ratā dvijātayaḥ |
na cālpamapyambu dadāti vāsavo bhinatti vajreṇa śirāṃsi bhūbhṛtām || 39 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.39 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 (9.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mitrabhava, Suhrid, Suhrida, Vyavasthita, Kriya, Rata, Dvijati, Alpam, Alpa, Api, Apya, Ambu, Vasava, Vasu, Vajra, Shiras, Bhubhrit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.39). 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: “na mitrabhāve suhṛdo vyavasthitāḥ kriyāsu samyagna ratā dvijātayaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mitrabhāve -
  • mitrabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • suhṛdo* -
  • suhṛd (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suhṛd (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suhṛda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyavasthitāḥ -
  • vyavasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vyavasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kriyāsu -
  • kriyā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • Cannot analyse samyagna*ra
  • ratā* -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
  • dvijātayaḥ -
  • dvijāti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvijāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “na cālpamapyambu dadāti vāsavo bhinatti vajreṇa śirāṃsi bhūbhṛtām
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alpam -
  • alpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    alpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ambu -
  • ambu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ambu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ambu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dadāti -
  • dadāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • vāsavo* -
  • vāsava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhinatti -
  • bhid (verb class 7)
    [present active third single]
  • vajreṇa -
  • vajra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vajra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śirāṃsi -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūbhṛtām -
  • bhūbhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 9.39

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 9.39 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಮಿತ್ರಭಾವೇ ಸುಹೃದೋ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ಕ್ರಿಯಾಸು ಸಮ್ಯಗ್ನ ರತಾ ದ್ವಿಜಾತಯಃ ।
ನ ಚಾಲ್ಪಮಪ್ಯಮ್ಬು ದದಾತಿ ವಾಸವೋ ಭಿನತ್ತಿ ವಜ್ರೇಣ ಶಿರಾಂಸಿ ಭೂಭೃತಾಮ್ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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 9.39 in Gujarati sript:
ન મિત્રભાવે સુહૃદો વ્યવસ્થિતાઃ ક્રિયાસુ સમ્યગ્ન રતા દ્વિજાતયઃ ।
ન ચાલ્પમપ્યમ્બુ દદાતિ વાસવો ભિનત્તિ વજ્રેણ શિરાંસિ ભૂભૃતામ્ ॥ ૩૯ ॥

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 9.39 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಮಿತ್ರಭಾವೇ ಸುಹೃದೋ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ಕ್ರಿಯಾಸು ಸಮ್ಯಗ್ನ ರತಾ ದ್ವಿಜಾತಯಃ ।
ನ ಚಾಲ್ಪಮಪ್ಯಮ್ಬು ದದಾತಿ ವಾಸವೋ ಭಿನತ್ತಿ ವಜ್ರೇಣ ಶಿರಾಂಸಿ ಭೂಭೃತಾಮ್ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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