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.

कुरुभूमिजाः प्रभासं विदिशा वेदस्मृती महीतटजाः ।
खलमलिननीचतैलिकविहीनसत्त्वोपहतपुंस्त्वाः ॥ ३१ ॥

kurubhūmijāḥ prabhāsaṃ vidiśā vedasmṛtī mahītaṭajāḥ |
khalamalinanīcatailikavihīnasattvopahatapuṃstvāḥ || 31 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 16.31 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 (16.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kurubhumija, Prabhasa, Vidisha, Vedasmriti, Mahitata, Khala, Alina, Nicata, Ailika, Vihinasattva, Upahata, Pumstva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 16.31). 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: “kurubhūmijāḥ prabhāsaṃ vidiśā vedasmṛtī mahītaṭajāḥ
  • kurubhūmijāḥ -
  • kurubhūmija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • prabhāsam -
  • prabhāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prabhāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prabhāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vidiśā* -
  • vidiśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vidiśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vedasmṛtī -
  • vedasmṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vedasmṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahītaṭa -
  • mahītaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “khalamalinanīcatailikavihīnasattvopahatapuṃstvāḥ
  • khalam -
  • khala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    khalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • alina -
  • alina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nīcatai -
  • nīcatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ailika -
  • ailika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vihīnasattvo -
  • vihīnasattva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vihīnasattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upahata -
  • upahata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upahata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṃstvā -
  • puṃstva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 16.31

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 16.31 in Kannada sript:
ಕುರುಭೂಮಿಜಾಃ ಪ್ರಭಾಸಂ ವಿದಿಶಾ ವೇದಸ್ಮೃತೀ ಮಹೀತಟಜಾಃ ।
ಖಲಮಲಿನನೀಚತೈಲಿಕವಿಹೀನಸತ್ತ್ವೋಪಹತಪುಂಸ್ತ್ವಾಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 16.31 in Gujarati sript:
કુરુભૂમિજાઃ પ્રભાસં વિદિશા વેદસ્મૃતી મહીતટજાઃ ।
ખલમલિનનીચતૈલિકવિહીનસત્ત્વોપહતપુંસ્ત્વાઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 16.31 in Kannada sript:
ಕುರುಭೂಮಿಜಾಃ ಪ್ರಭಾಸಂ ವಿದಿಶಾ ವೇದಸ್ಮೃತೀ ಮಹೀತಟಜಾಃ ।
ಖಲಮಲಿನನೀಚತೈಲಿಕವಿಹೀನಸತ್ತ್ವೋಪಹತಪುಂಸ್ತ್ವಾಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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