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.

सैकावलीव राजति ससितोत्पलमालिनी सहासेव ।
नाथवतीव च दिग् यैः कौवेरी सप्तभिर्मुनिभिः ॥ १ ॥

saikāvalīva rājati sasitotpalamālinī sahāseva |
nāthavatīva ca dig yaiḥ kauverī saptabhirmunibhiḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 13.1 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 (13.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saikavali, Iva, Rajati, Rajat, Sasitotpalamalin, Sasitotpalamalini, Sahasa, Nathavat, Nathavati, Dish, Yah, Yat, Kauveri, Saptan, Muni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 13.1). 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: “saikāvalīva rājati sasitotpalamālinī sahāseva
  • saikāvalī -
  • saikāvali (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saikāvali (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rājati -
  • rājatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • sasitotpalamālinī -
  • sasitotpalamālinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sasitotpalamālin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sahāse -
  • sahāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sahāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sahāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “nāthavatīva ca dig yaiḥ kauverī saptabhirmunibhiḥ
  • nāthavatī -
  • nāthavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    nāthavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nāthavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dig -
  • diś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • yaiḥ -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kauverī -
  • kauverī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kauverī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • saptabhir -
  • saptan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • munibhiḥ -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    muni (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 13.1

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 13.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸೈಕಾವಲೀವ ರಾಜತಿ ಸಸಿತೋತ್ಪಲಮಾಲಿನೀ ಸಹಾಸೇವ ।
ನಾಥವತೀವ ಚ ದಿಗ್ ಯೈಃ ಕೌವೇರೀ ಸಪ್ತಭಿರ್ಮುನಿಭಿಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 13.1 in Gujarati sript:
સૈકાવલીવ રાજતિ સસિતોત્પલમાલિની સહાસેવ ।
નાથવતીવ ચ દિગ્ યૈઃ કૌવેરી સપ્તભિર્મુનિભિઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 13.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸೈಕಾವಲೀವ ರಾಜತಿ ಸಸಿತೋತ್ಪಲಮಾಲಿನೀ ಸಹಾಸೇವ ।
ನಾಥವತೀವ ಚ ದಿಗ್ ಯೈಃ ಕೌವೇರೀ ಸಪ್ತಭಿರ್ಮುನಿಭಿಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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