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.

सौम्यैन्द्रचित्रावसुदैवतानि सेवाजनस्वाम्यमुपागतानि ।
सार्पं विशाखा श्रवणो भरण्यश्चण्डालजातेरभिनिर्दिशन्ति ॥ ३० ॥
[इति निर्दशन्ति]

saumyaindracitrāvasudaivatāni sevājanasvāmyamupāgatāni |
sārpaṃ viśākhā śravaṇo bharaṇyaścaṇḍālajāterabhinirdiśanti || 30 ||
[iti nirdaśanti]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 15.30 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 (15.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saumi, Saumya, Aindra, Citravasu, Daivata, Sevajana, Svamya, Upagata, Sarpa, Vishakha, Shravanas, Shravana, Bharani, Bharanya, Candala, Jati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 15.30). 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: “saumyaindracitrāvasudaivatāni sevājanasvāmyamupāgatāni
  • saumyai -
  • saumī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    saumya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saumya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saumyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    su (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • aindra -
  • aindra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aindra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • citrāvasu -
  • citrāvasu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    citrāvasu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    citrāvasu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • daivatāni -
  • daivata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sevājana -
  • sevājana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svāmyam -
  • svāmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upāgatāni -
  • upāgata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “sārpaṃ viśākhā śravaṇo bharaṇyaścaṇḍālajāterabhinirdiśanti || 30 |
  • sārpam -
  • sārpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viśākhā -
  • viśākhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śravaṇo* -
  • śravaṇas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śravaṇas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bharaṇyaś -
  • bharaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bharaṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • caṇḍāla -
  • caṇḍāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāter -
  • jāti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • abhinir -
  • abhinis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • diśanti -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • Cannot analyse 30

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 15.30

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 15.30 in Kannada sript:
ಸೌಮ್ಯೈನ್ದ್ರಚಿತ್ರಾವಸುದೈವತಾನಿ ಸೇವಾಜನಸ್ವಾಮ್ಯಮುಪಾಗತಾನಿ ।
ಸಾರ್ಪಂ ವಿಶಾಖಾ ಶ್ರವಣೋ ಭರಣ್ಯಶ್ಚಣ್ಡಾಲಜಾತೇರಭಿನಿರ್ದಿಶನ್ತಿ ॥ ೩೦ ॥
[ಇತಿ ನಿರ್ದಶನ್ತಿ]

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 15.30 in Gujarati sript:
સૌમ્યૈન્દ્રચિત્રાવસુદૈવતાનિ સેવાજનસ્વામ્યમુપાગતાનિ ।
સાર્પં વિશાખા શ્રવણો ભરણ્યશ્ચણ્ડાલજાતેરભિનિર્દિશન્તિ ॥ ૩૦ ॥
[ઇતિ નિર્દશન્તિ]

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 15.30 in Kannada sript:
ಸೌಮ್ಯೈನ್ದ್ರಚಿತ್ರಾವಸುದೈವತಾನಿ ಸೇವಾಜನಸ್ವಾಮ್ಯಮುಪಾಗತಾನಿ ।
ಸಾರ್ಪಂ ವಿಶಾಖಾ ಶ್ರವಣೋ ಭರಣ್ಯಶ್ಚಣ್ಡಾಲಜಾತೇರಭಿನಿರ್ದಿಶನ್ತಿ ॥ ೩೦ ॥
[ಇತಿ ನಿರ್ದಶನ್ತಿ]

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