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.

उद्यानसलिलकामुकयशः सुखौदार्यरूपसम्पन्नाः ।
विद्वदमात्यवणिग्जनघटकृच्चित्राण्डजास्त्रिफलाः ॥ २८ ॥

udyānasalilakāmukayaśaḥ sukhaudāryarūpasampannāḥ |
vidvadamātyavaṇigjanaghaṭakṛccitrāṇḍajāstriphalāḥ || 28 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 16.28 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 (16.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Udyana, Salila, Kamuka, Yasha, Yashas, Sukha, Audarya, Rupasampanna, Vidvas, Amatya, Vanigjana, Ghatakrit, Citrandaja, Triphala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 16.28). 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: “udyānasalilakāmukayaśaḥ sukhaudāryarūpasampannāḥ
  • udyāna -
  • udyāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • salila -
  • salila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    salila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāmuka -
  • kāmuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāmuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaśaḥ -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sukhau -
  • sukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • audārya -
  • audārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpasampannāḥ -
  • rūpasampanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rūpasampannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vidvadamātyavaṇigjanaghaṭakṛccitrāṇḍajāstriphalāḥ
  • vidvad -
  • vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vidvas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • amātya -
  • amātya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaṇigjana -
  • vaṇigjana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghaṭakṛc -
  • ghaṭakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • citrāṇḍajās -
  • citrāṇḍaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • triphalāḥ -
  • triphala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    triphalā (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 16.28

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 16.28 in Kannada sript:
ಉದ್ಯಾನಸಲಿಲಕಾಮುಕಯಶಃ ಸುಖೌದಾರ್ಯರೂಪಸಮ್ಪನ್ನಾಃ ।
ವಿದ್ವದಮಾತ್ಯವಣಿಗ್ಜನಘಟಕೃಚ್ಚಿತ್ರಾಣ್ಡಜಾಸ್ತ್ರಿಫಲಾಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 16.28 in Gujarati sript:
ઉદ્યાનસલિલકામુકયશઃ સુખૌદાર્યરૂપસમ્પન્નાઃ ।
વિદ્વદમાત્યવણિગ્જનઘટકૃચ્ચિત્રાણ્ડજાસ્ત્રિફલાઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 16.28 in Kannada sript:
ಉದ್ಯಾನಸಲಿಲಕಾಮುಕಯಶಃ ಸುಖೌದಾರ್ಯರೂಪಸಮ್ಪನ್ನಾಃ ।
ವಿದ್ವದಮಾತ್ಯವಣಿಗ್ಜನಘಟಕೃಚ್ಚಿತ್ರಾಣ್ಡಜಾಸ್ತ್ರಿಫಲಾಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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