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.

समौ तु संवर्तसमागमाख्यौ सम्मोहकोशौ भयदौ प्रजानाम् ।
समाजसंज्ञो सुसमा प्रदिष्टा वैरप्रकोपः खलु सन्निपाते ॥ ९ ॥
[समाज्ञः सुसमः प्रदिष्टो]

samau tu saṃvartasamāgamākhyau sammohakośau bhayadau prajānām |
samājasaṃjño susamā pradiṣṭā vairaprakopaḥ khalu sannipāte || 9 ||
[samājñaḥ susamaḥ pradiṣṭo]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 20.9 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 (20.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sama, Samvarta, Samagama, Akhya, Sammohaka, Bhayada, Praja, Prajana, Samaja, Sanjnu, Susama, Pradishta, Vaira, Prakopa, Khalu, Sannipata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 20.9). 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: “samau tu saṃvartasamāgamākhyau sammohakośau bhayadau prajānām
  • samau -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saṃvarta -
  • saṃvarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃvarta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāgamā -
  • samāgama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ākhyau -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sammohako -
  • sammohaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sammohaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sammohakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūśau -
  • bhayadau -
  • bhayada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prajānām -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    prajānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “samājasaṃjño susamā pradiṣṭā vairaprakopaḥ khalu sannipāte || 9 |
  • samāja -
  • samāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañjño -
  • sañjñu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sañjñu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • susamā -
  • susamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pradiṣṭā* -
  • pradiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pradiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vaira -
  • vaira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakopaḥ -
  • prakopa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sannipāte -
  • sannipāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse 9

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 20.9

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 20.9 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮೌ ತು ಸಂವರ್ತಸಮಾಗಮಾಖ್ಯೌ ಸಮ್ಮೋಹಕೋಶೌ ಭಯದೌ ಪ್ರಜಾನಾಮ್ ।
ಸಮಾಜಸಂಜ್ಞೋ ಸುಸಮಾ ಪ್ರದಿಷ್ಟಾ ವೈರಪ್ರಕೋಪಃ ಖಲು ಸನ್ನಿಪಾತೇ ॥ ೯ ॥
[ಸಮಾಜ್ಞಃ ಸುಸಮಃ ಪ್ರದಿಷ್ಟೋ]

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 20.9 in Gujarati sript:
સમૌ તુ સંવર્તસમાગમાખ્યૌ સમ્મોહકોશૌ ભયદૌ પ્રજાનામ્ ।
સમાજસંજ્ઞો સુસમા પ્રદિષ્ટા વૈરપ્રકોપઃ ખલુ સન્નિપાતે ॥ ૯ ॥
[સમાજ્ઞઃ સુસમઃ પ્રદિષ્ટો]

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 20.9 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮೌ ತು ಸಂವರ್ತಸಮಾಗಮಾಖ್ಯೌ ಸಮ್ಮೋಹಕೋಶೌ ಭಯದೌ ಪ್ರಜಾನಾಮ್ ।
ಸಮಾಜಸಂಜ್ಞೋ ಸುಸಮಾ ಪ್ರದಿಷ್ಟಾ ವೈರಪ್ರಕೋಪಃ ಖಲು ಸನ್ನಿಪಾತೇ ॥ ೯ ॥
[ಸಮಾಜ್ಞಃ ಸುಸಮಃ ಪ್ರದಿಷ್ಟೋ]

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