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.

ग्रभसमयेऽतिवृष्टिर्गर्भाभावाय निर्निमित्तकृता ।
द्रोणाष्टांशेऽभ्यधिके वृष्टे गर्भः स्रुतो भवति ॥ ३४ ॥

grabhasamaye'tivṛṣṭirgarbhābhāvāya nirnimittakṛtā |
droṇāṣṭāṃśe'bhyadhike vṛṣṭe garbhaḥ sruto bhavati || 34 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 21.34 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 (21.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Grabha, Samaye, Samaya, Ativrishti, Garbha, Abhava, Nirnimittakrita, Drona, Sha, Shi, Abhyadhika, Vrishte, Vrishta, Vrishti, Srut, Sruta, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 21.34). 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: “grabhasamaye'tivṛṣṭirgarbhābhāvāya nirnimittakṛtā
  • grabha -
  • grabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samaye' -
  • samaye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sam (verb class 10)
    [present middle first single]
  • ativṛṣṭir -
  • ativṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • garbhā -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    garbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhāvāya -
  • abhāva (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • nirnimittakṛtā -
  • nirnimittakṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “droṇāṣṭāṃśe'bhyadhike vṛṣṭe garbhaḥ sruto bhavati
  • droṇāṣ -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    droṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṭāṃ -
  • ṭā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śe' -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • abhyadhike -
  • abhyadhika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    abhyadhika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    abhyadhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vṛṣṭe -
  • vṛṣṭe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vṛṣ -> vṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛṣ -> vṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛṣ -> vṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛś -> vṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛś class 4 verb]
    vṛś -> vṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛś class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛś class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛś class 4 verb], [locative single from √vṛś class 4 verb]
    vṛś -> vṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛś class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vṛś class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛś class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛś class 4 verb]
  • garbhaḥ -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sruto* -
  • srut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    srut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sru -> sruta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sru class 1 verb]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 21.34

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 21.34 in Kannada sript:
ಗ್ರಭಸಮಯೇಽತಿವೃಷ್ಟಿರ್ಗರ್ಭಾಭಾವಾಯ ನಿರ್ನಿಮಿತ್ತಕೃತಾ ।
ದ್ರೋಣಾಷ್ಟಾಂಶೇಽಭ್ಯಧಿಕೇ ವೃಷ್ಟೇ ಗರ್ಭಃ ಸ್ರುತೋ ಭವತಿ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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 21.34 in Gujarati sript:
ગ્રભસમયેઽતિવૃષ્ટિર્ગર્ભાભાવાય નિર્નિમિત્તકૃતા ।
દ્રોણાષ્ટાંશેઽભ્યધિકે વૃષ્ટે ગર્ભઃ સ્રુતો ભવતિ ॥ ૩૪ ॥

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 21.34 in Kannada sript:
ಗ್ರಭಸಮಯೇಽತಿವೃಷ್ಟಿರ್ಗರ್ಭಾಭಾವಾಯ ನಿರ್ನಿಮಿತ್ತಕೃತಾ ।
ದ್ರೋಣಾಷ್ಟಾಂಶೇಽಭ್ಯಧಿಕೇ ವೃಷ್ಟೇ ಗರ್ಭಃ ಸ್ರುತೋ ಭವತಿ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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