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.

वैदूर्यशङ्खमुक्तात्रिवारिचरधर्मपट्टनद्वीपाः ।
गणराज्यकृष्णवेल्लूरपिशिकशूर्पाद्रिकुसुमनगाः ॥ १४ ॥

vaidūryaśaṅkhamuktātrivāricaradharmapaṭṭanadvīpāḥ |
gaṇarājyakṛṣṇavellūrapiśikaśūrpādrikusumanagāḥ || 14 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 14.14 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 (14.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaidurya, Shankhamukta, Trivaricara, Dharmapattanadvipa, Ganarajya, Krishna, Vellura, Pishika, Kusumanaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 14.14). 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: “vaidūryaśaṅkhamuktātrivāricaradharmapaṭṭanadvīpāḥ
  • vaidūrya -
  • vaidūrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaidūrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṅkhamuktā -
  • śaṅkhamuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • trivāricara -
  • trivāricara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trivāricara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmapaṭṭanadvīpāḥ -
  • dharmapaṭṭanadvīpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “gaṇarājyakṛṣṇavellūrapiśikaśūrpādrikusumanagāḥ
  • gaṇarājya -
  • gaṇarājya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vellūra -
  • vellūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • piśika -
  • piśika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūrpādri -
  • śūrpādri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kusumanagāḥ -
  • kusumanaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kusumanagā (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 14.14

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 14.14 in Kannada sript:
ವೈದೂರ್ಯಶಙ್ಖಮುಕ್ತಾತ್ರಿವಾರಿಚರಧರ್ಮಪಟ್ಟನದ್ವೀಪಾಃ ।
ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯಕೃಷ್ಣವೇಲ್ಲೂರಪಿಶಿಕಶೂರ್ಪಾದ್ರಿಕುಸುಮನಗಾಃ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 14.14 in Gujarati sript:
વૈદૂર્યશઙ્ખમુક્તાત્રિવારિચરધર્મપટ્ટનદ્વીપાઃ ।
ગણરાજ્યકૃષ્ણવેલ્લૂરપિશિકશૂર્પાદ્રિકુસુમનગાઃ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 14.14 in Kannada sript:
ವೈದೂರ್ಯಶಙ್ಖಮುಕ್ತಾತ್ರಿವಾರಿಚರಧರ್ಮಪಟ್ಟನದ್ವೀಪಾಃ ।
ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯಕೃಷ್ಣವೇಲ್ಲೂರಪಿಶಿಕಶೂರ್ಪಾದ್ರಿಕುಸುಮನಗಾಃ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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