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.

औशीनरमपि सौम्ये जलजाजीवाधिपं तथार्द्रासु ।
आदित्येऽश्मक नाथान्पुष्ये मघधाधिपं हन्ति ॥ ५५ ॥
[नाथं]

auśīnaramapi saumye jalajājīvādhipaṃ tathārdrāsu |
āditye'śmaka nāthānpuṣye maghadhādhipaṃ hanti || 55 ||
[nāthaṃ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.55 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 (11.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aushinara, Api, Saumya, Jalajajiva, Adhipa, Tatha, Ardra, Aditya, Ashmaka, Natha, Pushya, Magha, Dha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.55). 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: “auśīnaramapi saumye jalajājīvādhipaṃ tathārdrāsu
  • auśīnaram -
  • auśīnara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    auśīnara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • saumye -
  • saumya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saumya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saumyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jalajājīvā -
  • jalajājīva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhipam -
  • adhipa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhipā (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārdrāsu -
  • ārdrā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “āditye'śmaka nāthānpuṣye maghadhādhipaṃ hanti || 55 |
  • āditye' -
  • āditya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āditya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ādityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aśmaka -
  • aśmaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāthān -
  • nātha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • puṣye -
  • puṣya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    puṣya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    puṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pus -> puṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pus class 10 verb]
    pus -> puṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pus class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √pus class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √pus class 10 verb], [locative single from √pus class 10 verb]
    pus -> puṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √pus class 10 verb], [vocative single from √pus class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √pus class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √pus class 10 verb]
    puṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    puṣ (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    puṣ (verb class 9)
    [present passive first single]
    puṣ (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
  • magha -
  • magha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhā -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • adhipam -
  • adhipa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhipā (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • hanti -
  • hanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 55

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.55

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 11.55 in Kannada sript:
ಔಶೀನರಮಪಿ ಸೌಮ್ಯೇ ಜಲಜಾಜೀವಾಧಿಪಂ ತಥಾರ್ದ್ರಾಸು ।
ಆದಿತ್ಯೇಽಶ್ಮಕ ನಾಥಾನ್ಪುಷ್ಯೇ ಮಘಧಾಧಿಪಂ ಹನ್ತಿ ॥ ೫೫ ॥
[ನಾಥಂ]

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 11.55 in Gujarati sript:
ઔશીનરમપિ સૌમ્યે જલજાજીવાધિપં તથાર્દ્રાસુ ।
આદિત્યેઽશ્મક નાથાન્પુષ્યે મઘધાધિપં હન્તિ ॥ ૫૫ ॥
[નાથં]

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 11.55 in Kannada sript:
ಔಶೀನರಮಪಿ ಸೌಮ್ಯೇ ಜಲಜಾಜೀವಾಧಿಪಂ ತಥಾರ್ದ್ರಾಸು ।
ಆದಿತ್ಯೇಽಶ್ಮಕ ನಾಥಾನ್ಪುಷ್ಯೇ ಮಘಧಾಧಿಪಂ ಹನ್ತಿ ॥ ೫೫ ॥
[ನಾಥಂ]

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