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.

आषाढ्याम् पौर्णमास्यां तु यद्यैशानोऽनिलो भवेत् ।
अस्तं गच्छति तीक्ष्णांशौ सस्यसम्पत्तिरुत्तमा ॥ क्(१५) ॥

āṣāḍhyām paurṇamāsyāṃ tu yadyaiśāno'nilo bhavet |
astaṃ gacchati tīkṣṇāṃśau sasyasampattiruttamā || K(15) ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 26.K(15) 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 (26.K(15)). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashadhi, Paurnamasi, Paurnamasya, Yadi, Yad, Aishana, Anila, Astam, Asta, Gacchat, Tikshnamshu, Sasyasampatti, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 26.K(15)). 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: “āṣāḍhyām paurṇamāsyāṃ tu yadyaiśāno'nilo bhavet
  • āṣāḍhyām -
  • āṣāḍhī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • paurṇamāsyām -
  • paurṇamāsī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    paurṇamāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yadyai -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • aiśāno' -
  • aiśāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anilo* -
  • anila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nil (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “astaṃ gacchati tīkṣṇāṃśau sasyasampattiruttamā || K(15) |
  • astam -
  • astam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    asta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    astā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • tīkṣṇāṃśau -
  • tīkṣṇāṃśu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tīkṣṇāṃśu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • sasyasampattir -
  • sasyasampatti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sasyasampatti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttamā -
  • uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse K15

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 26.K(15)

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 26.k(15) in Kannada sript:
ಆಷಾಢ್ಯಾಮ್ ಪೌರ್ಣಮಾಸ್ಯಾಂ ತು ಯದ್ಯೈಶಾನೋಽನಿಲೋ ಭವೇತ್ ।
ಅಸ್ತಂ ಗಚ್ಛತಿ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಾಂಶೌ ಸಸ್ಯಸಮ್ಪತ್ತಿರುತ್ತಮಾ ॥ ಕ್(೧೫) ॥

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 26.k(15) in Gujarati sript:
આષાઢ્યામ્ પૌર્ણમાસ્યાં તુ યદ્યૈશાનોઽનિલો ભવેત્ ।
અસ્તં ગચ્છતિ તીક્ષ્ણાંશૌ સસ્યસમ્પત્તિરુત્તમા ॥ ક્(૧૫) ॥

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 26.k(15) in Kannada sript:
ಆಷಾಢ್ಯಾಮ್ ಪೌರ್ಣಮಾಸ್ಯಾಂ ತು ಯದ್ಯೈಶಾನೋಽನಿಲೋ ಭವೇತ್ ।
ಅಸ್ತಂ ಗಚ್ಛತಿ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಾಂಶೌ ಸಸ್ಯಸಮ್ಪತ್ತಿರುತ್ತಮಾ ॥ ಕ್(೧೫) ॥

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