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.

गुरुणा जितेऽवनिसुते बाह्लीका यायिनोऽग्निवार्ताश्च ।
शशिजेन शूरसेनाः कलिङ्गशाल्वाश्च पीड्यन्ते ॥ १३ ॥
[अग्निवार्त्ताश्च । साल्वाश्]

guruṇā jite'vanisute bāhlīkā yāyino'gnivārtāśca |
śaśijena śūrasenāḥ kaliṅgaśālvāśca pīḍyante || 13 ||
[agnivārttāśca | sālvāś]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 17.13 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 (17.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Guru, Jit, Jita, Jiti, Avanisuta, Bahlika, Yayin, Yayi, Agnivarta, Shashija, Shurasena, Kalinga, Shalva, Agnivartta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 17.13). 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: “guruṇā jite'vanisute bāhlīkā yāyino'gnivārtāśca
  • guruṇā -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • jite' -
  • jit (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    jit (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    jita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ji -> jita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ji class 1 verb], [locative single from √ji class 9 verb]
    ji -> jita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [locative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [locative single from √ji class 9 verb]
    ji -> jitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 9 verb]
  • avanisute -
  • avanisuta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bāhlīkā* -
  • bāhlīka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bāhlīkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yāyino' -
  • yāyin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yāyin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yāyī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • agnivārtāś -
  • agnivārta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śaśijena śūrasenāḥ kaliṅgaśālvāśca pīḍyante || 13 |
  • śaśijena -
  • śaśija (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śūrasenāḥ -
  • śūrasena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrasenā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kaliṅga -
  • kaliṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śālvāś -
  • śālva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śālvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīḍyante -
  • pīḍ (verb class 10)
    [present passive third plural]
  • Cannot analyse 13
  • Line 3: “[agnivārttāśca
  • agnivārttāś -
  • agnivārtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    agnivārttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 17.13

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 17.13 in Kannada sript:
ಗುರುಣಾ ಜಿತೇಽವನಿಸುತೇ ಬಾಹ್ಲೀಕಾ ಯಾಯಿನೋಽಗ್ನಿವಾರ್ತಾಶ್ಚ ।
ಶಶಿಜೇನ ಶೂರಸೇನಾಃ ಕಲಿಙ್ಗಶಾಲ್ವಾಶ್ಚ ಪೀಡ್ಯನ್ತೇ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
[ಅಗ್ನಿವಾರ್ತ್ತಾಶ್ಚ । ಸಾಲ್ವಾಶ್]

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 17.13 in Gujarati sript:
ગુરુણા જિતેઽવનિસુતે બાહ્લીકા યાયિનોઽગ્નિવાર્તાશ્ચ ।
શશિજેન શૂરસેનાઃ કલિઙ્ગશાલ્વાશ્ચ પીડ્યન્તે ॥ ૧૩ ॥
[અગ્નિવાર્ત્તાશ્ચ । સાલ્વાશ્]

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 17.13 in Kannada sript:
ಗುರುಣಾ ಜಿತೇಽವನಿಸುತೇ ಬಾಹ್ಲೀಕಾ ಯಾಯಿನೋಽಗ್ನಿವಾರ್ತಾಶ್ಚ ।
ಶಶಿಜೇನ ಶೂರಸೇನಾಃ ಕಲಿಙ್ಗಶಾಲ್ವಾಶ್ಚ ಪೀಡ್ಯನ್ತೇ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
[ಅಗ್ನಿವಾರ್ತ್ತಾಶ್ಚ । ಸಾಲ್ವಾಶ್]

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