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.

शुक्रे बृहस्पतिजिते यायी श्रेष्ठो विनाशमुपयाति ।
ब्रह्मक्षत्रविरोधः सलिलं च न वासवस्त्यजति ॥ २१ ॥
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śukre bṛhaspatijite yāyī śreṣṭho vināśamupayāti |
brahmakṣatravirodhaḥ salilaṃ ca na vāsavastyajati || 21 ||
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The Sanskrit text of Verse 17.21 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (17.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shukra, Jit, Jita, Jiti, Yayin, Yayi, Shreshtha, Vinasha, Upaya, Ati, Brahmakshatra, Virodha, Salila, Vasava, Vasu, Tyajat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 17.21). 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: “śukre bṛhaspatijite yāyī śreṣṭho vināśamupayāti
  • śukre -
  • śukra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śukra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śukrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bṛhaspati -
  • bṛhaspati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • 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]
  • yāyī -
  • yāyī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāyī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    yāyin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreṣṭho* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vināśam -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upayā -
  • upaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “brahmakṣatravirodhaḥ salilaṃ ca na vāsavastyajati || 21 |
  • brahmakṣatra -
  • brahmakṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • virodhaḥ -
  • virodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • salilam -
  • salila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    salila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    salilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāsavas -
  • vāsava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tyajati -
  • tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 21

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 17.21

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 17.21 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಕ್ರೇ ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿಜಿತೇ ಯಾಯೀ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೋ ವಿನಾಶಮುಪಯಾತಿ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಕ್ಷತ್ರವಿರೋಧಃ ಸಲಿಲಂ ಚ ನ ವಾಸವಸ್ತ್ಯಜತಿ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
[ಹತೇ]

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 17.21 in Gujarati sript:
શુક્રે બૃહસ્પતિજિતે યાયી શ્રેષ્ઠો વિનાશમુપયાતિ ।
બ્રહ્મક્ષત્રવિરોધઃ સલિલં ચ ન વાસવસ્ત્યજતિ ॥ ૨૧ ॥
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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 17.21 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಕ್ರೇ ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿಜಿತೇ ಯಾಯೀ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೋ ವಿನಾಶಮುಪಯಾತಿ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಕ್ಷತ್ರವಿರೋಧಃ ಸಲಿಲಂ ಚ ನ ವಾಸವಸ್ತ್ಯಜತಿ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
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