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.

स्निग्धाः प्रभासमेता द्विशिखाः षष्टिः शनैश्चराङ्गरुहाः ।
अतिकष्टफला दृश्याः सर्वत्रैते कनकसंज्ञाः ॥ १८ ॥

snigdhāḥ prabhāsametā dviśikhāḥ ṣaṣṭiḥ śanaiścarāṅgaruhāḥ |
atikaṣṭaphalā dṛśyāḥ sarvatraite kanakasaṃjñāḥ || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.18 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 (11.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Snigdha, Prabhasa, Eta, Esha, Dvishikha, Shashtih, Shashti, Shanaishcarangaruha, Atikashtaphala, Drishi, Drishya, Sarvatra, Kanaka, Sanjna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.18). 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: “snigdhāḥ prabhāsametā dviśikhāḥ ṣaṣṭiḥ śanaiścarāṅgaruhāḥ
  • snigdhāḥ -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    snigdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 4 verb]
    snih -> snigdhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √snih class 4 verb]
  • prabhāsam -
  • prabhāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prabhāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prabhāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etā* -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dviśikhāḥ -
  • dviśikha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dviśikhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṣaṣṭiḥ -
  • ṣaṣṭiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śanaiścarāṅgaruhāḥ -
  • śanaiścarāṅgaruha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “atikaṣṭaphalā dṛśyāḥ sarvatraite kanakasaṃjñāḥ
  • atikaṣṭaphalā* -
  • atikaṣṭaphala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dṛśyāḥ -
  • dṛśi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dṛśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • sarvatrai -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aite -
  • kanaka -
  • kanaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kanaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañjñāḥ -
  • sañjña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.18

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 11.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಾಃ ಪ್ರಭಾಸಮೇತಾ ದ್ವಿಶಿಖಾಃ ಷಷ್ಟಿಃ ಶನೈಶ್ಚರಾಙ್ಗರುಹಾಃ ।
ಅತಿಕಷ್ಟಫಲಾ ದೃಶ್ಯಾಃ ಸರ್ವತ್ರೈತೇ ಕನಕಸಂಜ್ಞಾಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 11.18 in Gujarati sript:
સ્નિગ્ધાઃ પ્રભાસમેતા દ્વિશિખાઃ ષષ્ટિઃ શનૈશ્ચરાઙ્ગરુહાઃ ।
અતિકષ્ટફલા દૃશ્યાઃ સર્વત્રૈતે કનકસંજ્ઞાઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 11.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಾಃ ಪ್ರಭಾಸಮೇತಾ ದ್ವಿಶಿಖಾಃ ಷಷ್ಟಿಃ ಶನೈಶ್ಚರಾಙ್ಗರುಹಾಃ ।
ಅತಿಕಷ್ಟಫಲಾ ದೃಶ್ಯಾಃ ಸರ್ವತ್ರೈತೇ ಕನಕಸಂಜ್ಞಾಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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