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.

सुरचापमन्द्रगर्जितविद्युत्प्रतिसूर्यका शुभा सन्ध्या ।
शशिशिवशक्राशास्थाः शान्तरवाः पक्षिमृगसङ्घाः ॥ १६ ॥
[प्रतिसूर्यकाः]

suracāpamandragarjitavidyutpratisūryakā śubhā sandhyā |
śaśiśivaśakrāśāsthāḥ śāntaravāḥ pakṣimṛgasaṅghāḥ || 16 ||
[pratisūryakāḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 21.16 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 (21.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suracapa, Mandra, Garjita, Vidyut, Pratisurya, Shubha, Shubh, Sandhi, Sandhya, Shashi, Shiva, Shakra, Ashas, Tha, Shantarava, Pakshi, Ric, Sangha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 21.16). 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: “suracāpamandragarjitavidyutpratisūryakā śubhā sandhyā
  • suracāpa -
  • suracāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suracāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mandra -
  • mandra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mandra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • garjita -
  • garjita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    garjita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyut -
  • vidyut (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidyut (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pratisūrya -
  • pratisūrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śubhā -
  • śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sandhyā -
  • sandhi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sandhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śaśiśivaśakrāśāsthāḥ śāntaravāḥ pakṣimṛgasaṅghāḥ || 16 |
  • śaśi -
  • śaśī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śaśin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śiva -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakrā -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśās -
  • aśas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śā (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [aorist active second single]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • thāḥ -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śāntaravāḥ -
  • śāntarava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śāntaravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pakṣim -
  • pakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛg -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅghāḥ -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 16

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 21.16

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 21.16 in Kannada sript:
ಸುರಚಾಪಮನ್ದ್ರಗರ್ಜಿತವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಪ್ರತಿಸೂರ್ಯಕಾ ಶುಭಾ ಸನ್ಧ್ಯಾ ।
ಶಶಿಶಿವಶಕ್ರಾಶಾಸ್ಥಾಃ ಶಾನ್ತರವಾಃ ಪಕ್ಷಿಮೃಗಸಙ್ಘಾಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥
[ಪ್ರತಿಸೂರ್ಯಕಾಃ]

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 21.16 in Gujarati sript:
સુરચાપમન્દ્રગર્જિતવિદ્યુત્પ્રતિસૂર્યકા શુભા સન્ધ્યા ।
શશિશિવશક્રાશાસ્થાઃ શાન્તરવાઃ પક્ષિમૃગસઙ્ઘાઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥
[પ્રતિસૂર્યકાઃ]

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 21.16 in Kannada sript:
ಸುರಚಾಪಮನ್ದ್ರಗರ್ಜಿತವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಪ್ರತಿಸೂರ್ಯಕಾ ಶುಭಾ ಸನ್ಧ್ಯಾ ।
ಶಶಿಶಿವಶಕ್ರಾಶಾಸ್ಥಾಃ ಶಾನ್ತರವಾಃ ಪಕ್ಷಿಮೃಗಸಙ್ಘಾಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥
[ಪ್ರತಿಸೂರ್ಯಕಾಃ]

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