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.

नम्रा यतः शिखिशिखाभिसृता यतो वा ऋक्षं च यत्स्पृशति तत्कथितांश्च देशान् ।
दिव्यप्रभावनिहतान् स यथा गरुत्मान्भुङ्क्ते गतो नरपतिः परभोगिभोगान् ॥ ६२ ॥

namrā yataḥ śikhiśikhābhisṛtā yato vā ṛkṣaṃ ca yatspṛśati tatkathitāṃśca deśān |
divyaprabhāvanihatān sa yathā garutmānbhuṅkte gato narapatiḥ parabhogibhogān || 62 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.62 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 (11.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Namra, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Shikhishikha, Abhisrita, Ric, Riksha, Yad, Sprishat, Tat, Tad, Kathita, Desha, Divyaprabhava, Nihata, Yatha, Garutmat, Gat, Gata, Narapati, Para, Bhogin, Bhoga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.62). 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: “namrā yataḥ śikhiśikhābhisṛtā yato ṛkṣaṃ ca yatspṛśati tatkathitāṃśca deśān
  • namrā* -
  • namra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    namrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yataḥ -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • śikhiśikhā -
  • śikhiśikhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhisṛtā* -
  • abhisṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    abhisṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yato* -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • vā*ṛ -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • ṛk -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ṛkṣam -
  • ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • spṛśati -
  • spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
    spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
    spṛś (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kathitāṃś -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • deśān -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “divyaprabhāvanihatān sa yathā garutmānbhuṅkte gato narapatiḥ parabhogibhogān
  • divyaprabhāva -
  • divyaprabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divyaprabhāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nihatān -
  • nihata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • garutmān -
  • garutmat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhuṅkte -
  • bhuj (verb class 7)
    [present middle third single]
  • gato* -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narapatiḥ -
  • narapati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • para -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhogi -
  • bhogin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhogin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhogān -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.62

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 11.62 in Kannada sript:
ನಮ್ರಾ ಯತಃ ಶಿಖಿಶಿಖಾಭಿಸೃತಾ ಯತೋ ವಾ ಋಕ್ಷಂ ಚ ಯತ್ಸ್ಪೃಶತಿ ತತ್ಕಥಿತಾಂಶ್ಚ ದೇಶಾನ್ ।
ದಿವ್ಯಪ್ರಭಾವನಿಹತಾನ್ ಸ ಯಥಾ ಗರುತ್ಮಾನ್ಭುಙ್ಕ್ತೇ ಗತೋ ನರಪತಿಃ ಪರಭೋಗಿಭೋಗಾನ್ ॥ ೬೨ ॥

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 11.62 in Gujarati sript:
નમ્રા યતઃ શિખિશિખાભિસૃતા યતો વા ઋક્ષં ચ યત્સ્પૃશતિ તત્કથિતાંશ્ચ દેશાન્ ।
દિવ્યપ્રભાવનિહતાન્ સ યથા ગરુત્માન્ભુઙ્ક્તે ગતો નરપતિઃ પરભોગિભોગાન્ ॥ ૬૨ ॥

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 11.62 in Kannada sript:
ನಮ್ರಾ ಯತಃ ಶಿಖಿಶಿಖಾಭಿಸೃತಾ ಯತೋ ವಾ ಋಕ್ಷಂ ಚ ಯತ್ಸ್ಪೃಶತಿ ತತ್ಕಥಿತಾಂಶ್ಚ ದೇಶಾನ್ ।
ದಿವ್ಯಪ್ರಭಾವನಿಹತಾನ್ ಸ ಯಥಾ ಗರುತ್ಮಾನ್ಭುಙ್ಕ್ತೇ ಗತೋ ನರಪತಿಃ ಪರಭೋಗಿಭೋಗಾನ್ ॥ ೬೨ ॥

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