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.

श्यामारुणा विताराश्चामररूपा विकीर्णदीधितयः ।
अरुणाख्या वायोः सप्तसप्ततिः पापदाः परुषाः ॥ २४ ॥

śyāmāruṇā vitārāścāmararūpā vikīrṇadīdhitayaḥ |
aruṇākhyā vāyoḥ saptasaptatiḥ pāpadāḥ paruṣāḥ || 24 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.24 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 (11.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shyamaruna, Vitara, Camararupa, Vikirnadidhiti, Aruna, Aru, Vayu, Saptasaptati, Papada, Parusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.24). 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: “śyāmāruṇā vitārāścāmararūpā vikīrṇadīdhitayaḥ
  • śyāmāruṇā* -
  • śyāmāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śyāmāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vitārāś -
  • vitāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vitārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cāmararūpā* -
  • cāmararūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vikīrṇadīdhitayaḥ -
  • vikīrṇadīdhiti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vikīrṇadīdhiti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “aruṇākhyā vāyoḥ saptasaptatiḥ pāpadāḥ paruṣāḥ
  • aruṇā -
  • aruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    aru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • akhyā* -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • vāyoḥ -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • saptasaptatiḥ -
  • saptasaptati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāpadāḥ -
  • pāpada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāpadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • paruṣāḥ -
  • paruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    paruṣā (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 11.24

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 11.24 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ಯಾಮಾರುಣಾ ವಿತಾರಾಶ್ಚಾಮರರೂಪಾ ವಿಕೀರ್ಣದೀಧಿತಯಃ ।
ಅರುಣಾಖ್ಯಾ ವಾಯೋಃ ಸಪ್ತಸಪ್ತತಿಃ ಪಾಪದಾಃ ಪರುಷಾಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 11.24 in Gujarati sript:
શ્યામારુણા વિતારાશ્ચામરરૂપા વિકીર્ણદીધિતયઃ ।
અરુણાખ્યા વાયોઃ સપ્તસપ્તતિઃ પાપદાઃ પરુષાઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 11.24 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ಯಾಮಾರುಣಾ ವಿತಾರಾಶ್ಚಾಮರರೂಪಾ ವಿಕೀರ್ಣದೀಧಿತಯಃ ।
ಅರುಣಾಖ್ಯಾ ವಾಯೋಃ ಸಪ್ತಸಪ್ತತಿಃ ಪಾಪದಾಃ ಪರುಷಾಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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