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.

ध्वनिरुच्चरितोऽध्वरे द्युगामी विपुलो यज्ञमुषां मनांसि भिन्दन् ।
विचरत्यनिशं द्विजोत्तमानां हृदयानन्दकरोऽध्वरांशभाजाम् ॥ १३ ॥

dhvaniruccarito'dhvare dyugāmī vipulo yajñamuṣāṃ manāṃsi bhindan |
vicaratyaniśaṃ dvijottamānāṃ hṛdayānandakaro'dhvarāṃśabhājām || 13 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 19.13 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 (19.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhvani, Uccarita, Adhvara, Dyuga, Amin, Adah, Vipula, Yajnamush, Manas, Anisham, Anisha, Dvijottama, Hridayananda, Karas, Kara, Sha, Bhaj, Bhaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 19.13). 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: “dhvaniruccarito'dhvare dyugāmī vipulo yajñamuṣāṃ manāṃsi bhindan
  • dhvanir -
  • dhvani (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uccarito' -
  • uccarita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhvare -
  • adhvara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adhvara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    adhvarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dyugā -
  • dyuga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • amī -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • vipulo* -
  • vipula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yajñamuṣām -
  • yajñamuṣ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • manāṃsi -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse bhindan
  • Line 2: “vicaratyaniśaṃ dvijottamānāṃ hṛdayānandakaro'dhvarāṃśabhājām
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caratya -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • aniśam -
  • aniśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aniśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aniśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aniśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dvijottamānām -
  • dvijottama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • hṛdayānanda -
  • hṛdayānanda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karo' -
  • karas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhvarāṃ -
  • adhvarā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śa -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhājām -
  • bhāj (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhāj (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhājā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 19.13

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 19.13 in Kannada sript:
ಧ್ವನಿರುಚ್ಚರಿತೋಽಧ್ವರೇ ದ್ಯುಗಾಮೀ ವಿಪುಲೋ ಯಜ್ಞಮುಷಾಂ ಮನಾಂಸಿ ಭಿನ್ದನ್ ।
ವಿಚರತ್ಯನಿಶಂ ದ್ವಿಜೋತ್ತಮಾನಾಂ ಹೃದಯಾನನ್ದಕರೋಽಧ್ವರಾಂಶಭಾಜಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 19.13 in Gujarati sript:
ધ્વનિરુચ્ચરિતોઽધ્વરે દ્યુગામી વિપુલો યજ્ઞમુષાં મનાંસિ ભિન્દન્ ।
વિચરત્યનિશં દ્વિજોત્તમાનાં હૃદયાનન્દકરોઽધ્વરાંશભાજામ્ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 19.13 in Kannada sript:
ಧ್ವನಿರುಚ್ಚರಿತೋಽಧ್ವರೇ ದ್ಯುಗಾಮೀ ವಿಪುಲೋ ಯಜ್ಞಮುಷಾಂ ಮನಾಂಸಿ ಭಿನ್ದನ್ ।
ವಿಚರತ್ಯನಿಶಂ ದ್ವಿಜೋತ್ತಮಾನಾಂ ಹೃದಯಾನನ್ದಕರೋಽಧ್ವರಾಂಶಭಾಜಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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