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.

भौमेन हते जीवे मध्यो देशो नरेश्वरा गावः ।
सौरेण चार्जुनायनवसातियौधेयशिबिविप्राः ॥ १९ ॥

bhaumena hate jīve madhyo deśo nareśvarā gāvaḥ |
saureṇa cārjunāyanavasātiyaudheyaśibiviprāḥ || 19 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 17.19 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 (17.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhauma, Hata, Hati, Jiva, Madhya, Desha, Nareshvara, Gava, Saura, Arjunayana, Yaudheya, Shibi, Vipra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 17.19). 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: “bhaumena hate jīve madhyo deśo nareśvarā gāvaḥ
  • bhaumena -
  • bhauma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhauma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • hate -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    hati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √han class 1 verb], [locative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √han class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 1 verb], [locative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √han class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 2 verb], [locative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √han class 2 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • jīve -
  • jīva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jīva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jīvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • madhyo* -
  • madhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • deśo* -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nareśvarā* -
  • nareśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • gāvaḥ -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • Line 2: “saureṇa cārjunāyanavasātiyaudheyaśibiviprāḥ
  • saureṇa -
  • saura (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    saura (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arjunāyana -
  • arjunāyana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arjunāyana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vasāti -
  • vasāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vasāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yaudheya -
  • yaudheya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śibi -
  • śibi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śibī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śibī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śibī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • viprāḥ -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viprā (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 17.19

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 17.19 in Kannada sript:
ಭೌಮೇನ ಹತೇ ಜೀವೇ ಮಧ್ಯೋ ದೇಶೋ ನರೇಶ್ವರಾ ಗಾವಃ ।
ಸೌರೇಣ ಚಾರ್ಜುನಾಯನವಸಾತಿಯೌಧೇಯಶಿಬಿವಿಪ್ರಾಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 17.19 in Gujarati sript:
ભૌમેન હતે જીવે મધ્યો દેશો નરેશ્વરા ગાવઃ ।
સૌરેણ ચાર્જુનાયનવસાતિયૌધેયશિબિવિપ્રાઃ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 17.19 in Kannada sript:
ಭೌಮೇನ ಹತೇ ಜೀವೇ ಮಧ್ಯೋ ದೇಶೋ ನರೇಶ್ವರಾ ಗಾವಃ ।
ಸೌರೇಣ ಚಾರ್ಜುನಾಯನವಸಾತಿಯೌಧೇಯಶಿಬಿವಿಪ್ರಾಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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