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.

सकृदेकयामदृश्यः सुसूक्ष्मतारोऽपरेण मणिकेतुः ।
ऋज्वी शिखास्य शुक्ला स्तनोद्गता क्षीरधारेव ॥ ४४ ॥

sakṛdekayāmadṛśyaḥ susūkṣmatāro'pareṇa maṇiketuḥ |
ṛjvī śikhāsya śuklā stanodgatā kṣīradhāreva || 44 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.44 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 (11.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sakrit, Eka, Asmad, Rishya, Susukshma, Tara, Aparena, Apara, Maniketu, Rijvi, Shikha, Idam, Shukla, Kshira, Dhara, Dhari, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.44). 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: “sakṛdekayāmadṛśyaḥ susūkṣmatāro'pareṇa maṇiketuḥ
  • sakṛd -
  • sakṛt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sakṛt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ekayā -
  • ekā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mad -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • ṛśyaḥ -
  • ṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • susūkṣma -
  • susūkṣma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    susūkṣma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāro' -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apareṇa -
  • apareṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    apara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • maṇiketuḥ -
  • maṇiketu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ṛjvī śikhāsya śuklā stanodgatā kṣīradhāreva
  • ṛjvī -
  • ṛjvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • śikhā -
  • śikha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śikhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śuklā -
  • śuklā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • stanodgatā -
  • kṣīra -
  • kṣīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhāre -
  • dhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    dhāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dhārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhāri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dhāri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.44

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 11.44 in Kannada sript:
ಸಕೃದೇಕಯಾಮದೃಶ್ಯಃ ಸುಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮತಾರೋಽಪರೇಣ ಮಣಿಕೇತುಃ ।
ಋಜ್ವೀ ಶಿಖಾಸ್ಯ ಶುಕ್ಲಾ ಸ್ತನೋದ್ಗತಾ ಕ್ಷೀರಧಾರೇವ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

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 11.44 in Gujarati sript:
સકૃદેકયામદૃશ્યઃ સુસૂક્ષ્મતારોઽપરેણ મણિકેતુઃ ।
ઋજ્વી શિખાસ્ય શુક્લા સ્તનોદ્ગતા ક્ષીરધારેવ ॥ ૪૪ ॥

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 11.44 in Kannada sript:
ಸಕೃದೇಕಯಾಮದೃಶ್ಯಃ ಸುಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮತಾರೋಽಪರೇಣ ಮಣಿಕೇತುಃ ।
ಋಜ್ವೀ ಶಿಖಾಸ್ಯ ಶುಕ್ಲಾ ಸ್ತನೋದ್ಗತಾ ಕ್ಷೀರಧಾರೇವ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

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