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.

आप्ये मृदवो जलमार्गगामिनः सत्यशौचधनयुक्ताः ।
सेतुकरवारिजीवकफलकुसुमान्यम्बुजातानि ॥ १८ ॥

āpye mṛdavo jalamārgagāminaḥ satyaśaucadhanayuktāḥ |
setukaravārijīvakaphalakusumānyambujātāni || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 15.18 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 (15.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apya, Api, Mridu, Jalamargagamin, Sat, Sati, Satya, Ashauca, Dhanayukta, Setukara, Varijivaka, Phala, Kusuma, Ambuja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 15.18). 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: “āpye mṛdavo jalamārgagāminaḥ satyaśaucadhanayuktāḥ
  • āpye -
  • āpya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āpya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āpyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √āp]
    āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √āp], [vocative dual from √āp], [accusative dual from √āp], [locative single from √āp]
    āp -> āpyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √āp], [vocative single from √āp], [vocative dual from √āp], [accusative dual from √āp]
    i -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i]
    i -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i], [vocative dual from √i], [accusative dual from √i], [locative single from √i]
    i -> āpyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i], [vocative single from √i], [vocative dual from √i], [accusative dual from √i]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
    āp (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
    i (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
  • mṛdavo* -
  • mṛdu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jalamārgagāmin -
  • jalamārgagāmin (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • satya -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • aśauca -
  • aśauca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanayuktāḥ -
  • dhanayukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “setukaravārijīvakaphalakusumānyambujātāni
  • setukara -
  • setukara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vārijīvaka -
  • vārijīvaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vārijīvaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phala -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kusumānya -
  • kusuma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ambujāt -
  • ambuja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ambuja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āni -
  • āni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 15.18

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 15.18 in Kannada sript:
ಆಪ್ಯೇ ಮೃದವೋ ಜಲಮಾರ್ಗಗಾಮಿನಃ ಸತ್ಯಶೌಚಧನಯುಕ್ತಾಃ ।
ಸೇತುಕರವಾರಿಜೀವಕಫಲಕುಸುಮಾನ್ಯಮ್ಬುಜಾತಾನಿ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 15.18 in Gujarati sript:
આપ્યે મૃદવો જલમાર્ગગામિનઃ સત્યશૌચધનયુક્તાઃ ।
સેતુકરવારિજીવકફલકુસુમાન્યમ્બુજાતાનિ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 15.18 in Kannada sript:
ಆಪ್ಯೇ ಮೃದವೋ ಜಲಮಾರ್ಗಗಾಮಿನಃ ಸತ್ಯಶೌಚಧನಯುಕ್ತಾಃ ।
ಸೇತುಕರವಾರಿಜೀವಕಫಲಕುಸುಮಾನ್ಯಮ್ಬುಜಾತಾನಿ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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