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.

मुक्तारजतनिकाशास्तमालनीलोत्पलाञ्जनाभासः ।
जलचरसत्त्वाकारा ग्रभेषु घनाः प्रभूतजलाः ॥ २३ ॥

muktārajatanikāśāstamālanīlotpalāñjanābhāsaḥ |
jalacarasattvākārā grabheṣu ghanāḥ prabhūtajalāḥ || 23 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 21.23 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 (21.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mukta, Nikasha, Tamala, Nilotpala, Jana, Jalacara, Sattva, Akara, Grabha, Ghana, Prabhuta, Jala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 21.23). 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: “muktārajatanikāśāstamālanīlotpalāñjanābhāsaḥ
  • muktā -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    muktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]
    muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
  • arajata -
  • raj (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
    rañj (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • nikāśās -
  • nikāśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nikāśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tamāla -
  • tamāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tamāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nīlotpalāñ -
  • nīlotpalā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • janā -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhāsaḥ -
  • bhās (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “jalacarasattvākārā grabheṣu ghanāḥ prabhūtajalāḥ
  • jalacara -
  • jalacara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sattvā -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sad -> sattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sad]
    sad -> sattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sad]
  • akārā* -
  • akāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • grabheṣu -
  • grabha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • ghanāḥ -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ghanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prabhūta -
  • prabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jalāḥ -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 21.23

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 21.23 in Kannada sript:
ಮುಕ್ತಾರಜತನಿಕಾಶಾಸ್ತಮಾಲನೀಲೋತ್ಪಲಾಞ್ಜನಾಭಾಸಃ ।
ಜಲಚರಸತ್ತ್ವಾಕಾರಾ ಗ್ರಭೇಷು ಘನಾಃ ಪ್ರಭೂತಜಲಾಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 21.23 in Gujarati sript:
મુક્તારજતનિકાશાસ્તમાલનીલોત્પલાઞ્જનાભાસઃ ।
જલચરસત્ત્વાકારા ગ્રભેષુ ઘનાઃ પ્રભૂતજલાઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 21.23 in Kannada sript:
ಮುಕ್ತಾರಜತನಿಕಾಶಾಸ್ತಮಾಲನೀಲೋತ್ಪಲಾಞ್ಜನಾಭಾಸಃ ।
ಜಲಚರಸತ್ತ್ವಾಕಾರಾ ಗ್ರಭೇಷು ಘನಾಃ ಪ್ರಭೂತಜಲಾಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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