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.

वातोद्धताम्बुधरवर्जितमन्तरिक्षमारुग्णनैकविटपं च धरातलं द्यौः ।
नष्टार्कचन्द्रकिरणातिरजोऽवनद्धा तोयाशयाश्च विजलाः सरितोऽपि तन्व्यः ॥ २० ॥

vātoddhatāmbudharavarjitamantarikṣamārugṇanaikaviṭapaṃ ca dharātalaṃ dyauḥ |
naṣṭārkacandrakiraṇātirajo'vanaddhā toyāśayāśca vijalāḥ sarito'pi tanvyaḥ || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 19.20 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 (19.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vatri, Vata, Vat, Uddhata, Budha, Varjita, Antariksha, Arugna, Naika, Vitapa, Dharatala, Div, Dyau, Nashtarka, Candraki, Rana, Avanaddha, Toyashaya, Vijala, Sarit, Sarita, Api, Tanvi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 19.20). 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: “vātoddhatāmbudharavarjitamantarikṣamārugṇanaikaviṭapaṃ ca dharātalaṃ dyauḥ
  • 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]
  • uddhatām -
  • uddhatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • budha -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    budha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varjitam -
  • varjita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varjita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varjitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • antarikṣam -
  • antarikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arugṇa -
  • arugṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arugṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naika -
  • naika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    naika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṭapam -
  • viṭapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṭapa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharātalam -
  • dharātala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharātala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dyauḥ -
  • div (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dyau (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “naṣṭārkacandrakiraṇātirajo'vanaddhā toyāśayāśca vijalāḥ sarito'pi tanvyaḥ
  • naṣṭārka -
  • naṣṭārka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    naṣṭārka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • candraki -
  • candrakin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    candrakī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    candrakī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    candrakī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • raṇāt -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ira -
  • ir (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jo' -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avanaddhā -
  • avanaddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • toyāśayāś -
  • toyāśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vijalāḥ -
  • vijala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vijalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarito' -
  • sarit (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tanvyaḥ -
  • tanvī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 19.20

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 19.20 in Kannada sript:
ವಾತೋದ್ಧತಾಮ್ಬುಧರವರ್ಜಿತಮನ್ತರಿಕ್ಷಮಾರುಗ್ಣನೈಕವಿಟಪಂ ಚ ಧರಾತಲಂ ದ್ಯೌಃ ।
ನಷ್ಟಾರ್ಕಚನ್ದ್ರಕಿರಣಾತಿರಜೋಽವನದ್ಧಾ ತೋಯಾಶಯಾಶ್ಚ ವಿಜಲಾಃ ಸರಿತೋಽಪಿ ತನ್ವ್ಯಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 19.20 in Gujarati sript:
વાતોદ્ધતામ્બુધરવર્જિતમન્તરિક્ષમારુગ્ણનૈકવિટપં ચ ધરાતલં દ્યૌઃ ।
નષ્ટાર્કચન્દ્રકિરણાતિરજોઽવનદ્ધા તોયાશયાશ્ચ વિજલાઃ સરિતોઽપિ તન્વ્યઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 19.20 in Kannada sript:
ವಾತೋದ್ಧತಾಮ್ಬುಧರವರ್ಜಿತಮನ್ತರಿಕ್ಷಮಾರುಗ್ಣನೈಕವಿಟಪಂ ಚ ಧರಾತಲಂ ದ್ಯೌಃ ।
ನಷ್ಟಾರ್ಕಚನ್ದ್ರಕಿರಣಾತಿರಜೋಽವನದ್ಧಾ ತೋಯಾಶಯಾಶ್ಚ ವಿಜಲಾಃ ಸರಿತೋಽಪಿ ತನ್ವ್ಯಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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