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.

क्रूरग्रहसंयुक्ते करकाशनिमत्स्यवर्षदा गर्भाः ।
शशिनि रवौ वा शुभसंयुतेक्षिते भूरिवृष्टिकराः ॥ ३३ ॥

krūragrahasaṃyukte karakāśanimatsyavarṣadā garbhāḥ |
śaśini ravau vā śubhasaṃyutekṣite bhūrivṛṣṭikarāḥ || 33 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 21.33 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 (21.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krura, Graha, Samyukta, Karakasha, Garbha, Shashin, Shashini, Rava, Ravi, Shubhasamyuta, Ikshita, Kara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 21.33). 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: “krūragrahasaṃyukte karakāśanimatsyavarṣadā garbhāḥ
  • krūra -
  • krūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • graha -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    graha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃyukte -
  • saṃyukta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃyukta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṃyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • karakāśa -
  • karakāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karakāśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nim -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • atsya -
  • ad (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • avarṣad -
  • vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ā* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • garbhāḥ -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    garbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śaśini ravau śubhasaṃyutekṣite bhūrivṛṣṭikarāḥ
  • śaśini -
  • śaśinī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śaśin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ravau -
  • rava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ravi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śubhasaṃyute -
  • śubhasaṃyuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    śubhasaṃyuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śubhasaṃyutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īkṣite -
  • īkṣita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    īkṣita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    īkṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    īkṣ -> īkṣita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
    īkṣ -> īkṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √īkṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √īkṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √īkṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
    īkṣ -> īkṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √īkṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √īkṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
  • bhūrivṛṣṭi -
  • bhūrivṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • karāḥ -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 21.33

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 21.33 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ರೂರಗ್ರಹಸಂಯುಕ್ತೇ ಕರಕಾಶನಿಮತ್ಸ್ಯವರ್ಷದಾ ಗರ್ಭಾಃ ।
ಶಶಿನಿ ರವೌ ವಾ ಶುಭಸಂಯುತೇಕ್ಷಿತೇ ಭೂರಿವೃಷ್ಟಿಕರಾಃ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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 21.33 in Gujarati sript:
ક્રૂરગ્રહસંયુક્તે કરકાશનિમત્સ્યવર્ષદા ગર્ભાઃ ।
શશિનિ રવૌ વા શુભસંયુતેક્ષિતે ભૂરિવૃષ્ટિકરાઃ ॥ ૩૩ ॥

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 21.33 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ರೂರಗ್ರಹಸಂಯುಕ್ತೇ ಕರಕಾಶನಿಮತ್ಸ್ಯವರ್ಷದಾ ಗರ್ಭಾಃ ।
ಶಶಿನಿ ರವೌ ವಾ ಶುಭಸಂಯುತೇಕ್ಷಿತೇ ಭೂರಿವೃಷ್ಟಿಕರಾಃ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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