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.

वातोद्धतश्चरति वह्निरतिप्रचण्डो ग्रामान्वनानि नगराणि च सन्दिधक्षुः ।
हाहेति दस्युगणपातहता रटन्ति निःस्वीकृता विपशवो भुवि मर्त्यसंघाः ॥ ७ ॥

vātoddhataścarati vahniratipracaṇḍo grāmānvanāni nagarāṇi ca sandidhakṣuḥ |
hāheti dasyugaṇapātahatā raṭanti niḥsvīkṛtā vipaśavo bhuvi martyasaṃghāḥ || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 19.7 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 (19.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vatri, Vata, Vat, Uddhata, Vahni, Ati, Pracanda, Grama, Vana, Nagara, Sandidhakshu, Haha, Iti, Ganapa, Ahata, Ratanti, Ratat, Nihsvikrita, Vipashu, Bhu, Martya, Sangha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 19.7). 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: “vātoddhataścarati vahniratipracaṇḍo grāmānvanāni nagarāṇi ca sandidhakṣuḥ
  • vāto -
  • vāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> vāta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ class 1 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]
    vai (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • uddhataś -
  • uddhata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • carati -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • vahnir -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pracaṇḍo* -
  • pracaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • grāmān -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vanāni -
  • vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    van (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • nagarāṇi -
  • nagara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sandidhakṣuḥ -
  • sandidhakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sandidhakṣu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “hāheti dasyugaṇapātahatā raṭanti niḥsvīkṛtā vipaśavo bhuvi martyasaṃghāḥ
  • hāhe -
  • hāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    hāha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hāhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [locative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dasyu -
  • dasyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gaṇapāt -
  • gaṇapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ahatā* -
  • ahata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • raṭanti -
  • raṭantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    raṭ -> raṭat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √raṭ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √raṭ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √raṭ class 1 verb]
    raṭ -> raṭantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √raṭ class 1 verb]
    raṭ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • niḥsvīkṛtā* -
  • niḥsvīkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niḥsvīkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vipaśavo* -
  • vipaśu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vipaśu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • martya -
  • martya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    martya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅghāḥ -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 19.7

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 19.7 in Kannada sript:
ವಾತೋದ್ಧತಶ್ಚರತಿ ವಹ್ನಿರತಿಪ್ರಚಣ್ಡೋ ಗ್ರಾಮಾನ್ವನಾನಿ ನಗರಾಣಿ ಚ ಸನ್ದಿಧಕ್ಷುಃ ।
ಹಾಹೇತಿ ದಸ್ಯುಗಣಪಾತಹತಾ ರಟನ್ತಿ ನಿಃಸ್ವೀಕೃತಾ ವಿಪಶವೋ ಭುವಿ ಮರ್ತ್ಯಸಂಘಾಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 19.7 in Gujarati sript:
વાતોદ્ધતશ્ચરતિ વહ્નિરતિપ્રચણ્ડો ગ્રામાન્વનાનિ નગરાણિ ચ સન્દિધક્ષુઃ ।
હાહેતિ દસ્યુગણપાતહતા રટન્તિ નિઃસ્વીકૃતા વિપશવો ભુવિ મર્ત્યસંઘાઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 19.7 in Kannada sript:
ವಾತೋದ್ಧತಶ್ಚರತಿ ವಹ್ನಿರತಿಪ್ರಚಣ್ಡೋ ಗ್ರಾಮಾನ್ವನಾನಿ ನಗರಾಣಿ ಚ ಸನ್ದಿಧಕ್ಷುಃ ।
ಹಾಹೇತಿ ದಸ್ಯುಗಣಪಾತಹತಾ ರಟನ್ತಿ ನಿಃಸ್ವೀಕೃತಾ ವಿಪಶವೋ ಭುವಿ ಮರ್ತ್ಯಸಂಘಾಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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