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.

विविधैर्वियदुन्नतैः पयोदैर्वृतमुर्वीं पयसाभितर्पयद्भिः ।
सुरराजगुरोः शुभे तु वर्षे बहुसस्या क्षितिरुत्तमर्द्धियुक्ता ॥ १५ ॥
[अत्र]

vividhairviyadunnataiḥ payodairvṛtamurvīṃ payasābhitarpayadbhiḥ |
surarājaguroḥ śubhe tu varṣe bahusasyā kṣitiruttamarddhiyuktā || 15 ||
[atra]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 19.15 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 (19.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vividha, Viyat, Unnata, Payoda, Vrit, Vrita, Urvi, Payas, Payasa, Bhid, Bhit, Arpayat, Surarajaguru, Shubha, Shubh, Varsha, Bahusasya, Kshiti, Uttama, Riddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 19.15). 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: “vividhairviyadunnataiḥ payodairvṛtamurvīṃ payasābhitarpayadbhiḥ
  • vividhair -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vividha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • viyad -
  • viyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    viyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    -> viyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • unnataiḥ -
  • unnata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    unnata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • payodair -
  • payoda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    payoda (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vṛtam -
  • vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • urvīm -
  • urvī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • payasā -
  • payas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    payasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhit -
  • bhid (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • arpayadbhiḥ -
  • -> arpayat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √]
    -> arpayat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √]
  • Line 2: “surarājaguroḥ śubhe tu varṣe bahusasyā kṣitiruttamarddhiyuktā || 15 |
  • surarājaguroḥ -
  • surarājaguru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śubhe -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • varṣe -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bahusasyā -
  • bahusasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣitir -
  • kṣiti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣiti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttamar -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛddhi -
  • ṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ṛddhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ṛddhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ṛddhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yuktā* -
  • Cannot analyse 15

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 19.15

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 19.15 in Kannada sript:
ವಿವಿಧೈರ್ವಿಯದುನ್ನತೈಃ ಪಯೋದೈರ್ವೃತಮುರ್ವೀಂ ಪಯಸಾಭಿತರ್ಪಯದ್ಭಿಃ ।
ಸುರರಾಜಗುರೋಃ ಶುಭೇ ತು ವರ್ಷೇ ಬಹುಸಸ್ಯಾ ಕ್ಷಿತಿರುತ್ತಮರ್ದ್ಧಿಯುಕ್ತಾ ॥ ೧೫ ॥
[ಅತ್ರ]

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 19.15 in Gujarati sript:
વિવિધૈર્વિયદુન્નતૈઃ પયોદૈર્વૃતમુર્વીં પયસાભિતર્પયદ્ભિઃ ।
સુરરાજગુરોઃ શુભે તુ વર્ષે બહુસસ્યા ક્ષિતિરુત્તમર્દ્ધિયુક્તા ॥ ૧૫ ॥
[અત્ર]

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 19.15 in Kannada sript:
ವಿವಿಧೈರ್ವಿಯದುನ್ನತೈಃ ಪಯೋದೈರ್ವೃತಮುರ್ವೀಂ ಪಯಸಾಭಿತರ್ಪಯದ್ಭಿಃ ।
ಸುರರಾಜಗುರೋಃ ಶುಭೇ ತು ವರ್ಷೇ ಬಹುಸಸ್ಯಾ ಕ್ಷಿತಿರುತ್ತಮರ್ದ್ಧಿಯುಕ್ತಾ ॥ ೧೫ ॥
[ಅತ್ರ]

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