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.

सूक्ष्मैलालवलीलवङ्गनिचयान्व्याघूर्णयन् सागरे भानोरस्तमये प्लवत्यविरतो वायुर्यदा नैरृतः ।
क्षुत्तृष्णावृतमानुषास्थिशकलप्रस्तारभारच्छदा मत्ता प्रेतवधूरिवोग्रचपला भूमिस्तदा लक्ष्यते ॥ ५ ॥
[तृष्णामृत]

sūkṣmailālavalīlavaṅganicayānvyāghūrṇayan sāgare bhānorastamaye plavatyavirato vāyuryadā nairṛtaḥ |
kṣuttṛṣṇāvṛtamānuṣāsthiśakalaprastārabhāracchadā mattā pretavadhūrivogracapalā bhūmistadā lakṣyate || 5 ||
[tṛṣṇāmṛta]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 27.5 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (27.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sukshmaila, Lavali, Lavanga, Nicaya, Vya, Aghurna, Yat, Sagara, Bhanu, Astamaya, Astami, Plavat, Avirata, Vayu, Yada, Yad, Nairrita, Kshut, Kshudh, Trishna, Avrita, Anu, Sha, Asthi, Shakala, Prastara, Bhara, Ccha, Matta, Preta, Vadhu, Iva, Ugra, Capala, Bhumi, Tada, Lakshyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 27.5). 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: “sūkṣmailālavalīlavaṅganicayānvyāghūrṇayan sāgare bhānorastamaye plavatyavirato vāyuryadā nairṛtaḥ
  • sūkṣmailā -
  • sūkṣmailā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • lavalī -
  • lavalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    lavali (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lavaṅga -
  • lavaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lavaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nicayān -
  • nicaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vyā -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āghūrṇa -
  • āghūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āghūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • sāgare -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sāgara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sāgarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhānor -
  • bhānu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhānu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • astamaye -
  • astamaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    astami (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    stam (verb class 10)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • plavatya -
  • plav -> plavat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √plav class 1 verb]
    plav -> plavat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √plav class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √plav class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √plav class 1 verb], [locative single from √plav class 1 verb]
    plav (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • avirato* -
  • avirata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāyur -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • nairṛtaḥ -
  • nairṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kṣuttṛṣṇāvṛtamānuṣāsthiśakalaprastārabhāracchadā mattā pretavadhūrivogracapalā bhūmistadā lakṣyate || 5 |
  • kṣut -
  • kṣut (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṣudh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tṛṣṇā -
  • tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avṛtam -
  • avṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first single]
  • ānu -
  • ānu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ānu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ānu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ṣā -
  • ṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asthi -
  • asthi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śakala -
  • śakala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prastāra -
  • prastāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāra -
  • bhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ccha -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dā* -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mattā -
  • mattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mad -> mattā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb]
  • preta -
  • preta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    preta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pre (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • vadhūr -
  • vadhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    vadhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ugra -
  • ugra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ugra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • capalā* -
  • capala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    capalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūmis -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • lakṣyate -
  • lakṣyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    lakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    lakṣ (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • Cannot analyse 5

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 27.5

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 27.5 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮೈಲಾಲವಲೀಲವಙ್ಗನಿಚಯಾನ್ವ್ಯಾಘೂರ್ಣಯನ್ ಸಾಗರೇ ಭಾನೋರಸ್ತಮಯೇ ಪ್ಲವತ್ಯವಿರತೋ ವಾಯುರ್ಯದಾ ನೈರೃತಃ ।
ಕ್ಷುತ್ತೃಷ್ಣಾವೃತಮಾನುಷಾಸ್ಥಿಶಕಲಪ್ರಸ್ತಾರಭಾರಚ್ಛದಾ ಮತ್ತಾ ಪ್ರೇತವಧೂರಿವೋಗ್ರಚಪಲಾ ಭೂಮಿಸ್ತದಾ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೫ ॥
[ತೃಷ್ಣಾಮೃತ]

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 27.5 in Gujarati sript:
સૂક્ષ્મૈલાલવલીલવઙ્ગનિચયાન્વ્યાઘૂર્ણયન્ સાગરે ભાનોરસ્તમયે પ્લવત્યવિરતો વાયુર્યદા નૈરૃતઃ ।
ક્ષુત્તૃષ્ણાવૃતમાનુષાસ્થિશકલપ્રસ્તારભારચ્છદા મત્તા પ્રેતવધૂરિવોગ્રચપલા ભૂમિસ્તદા લક્ષ્યતે ॥ ૫ ॥
[તૃષ્ણામૃત]

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 27.5 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮೈಲಾಲವಲೀಲವಙ್ಗನಿಚಯಾನ್ವ್ಯಾಘೂರ್ಣಯನ್ ಸಾಗರೇ ಭಾನೋರಸ್ತಮಯೇ ಪ್ಲವತ್ಯವಿರತೋ ವಾಯುರ್ಯದಾ ನೈರೃತಃ ।
ಕ್ಷುತ್ತೃಷ್ಣಾವೃತಮಾನುಷಾಸ್ಥಿಶಕಲಪ್ರಸ್ತಾರಭಾರಚ್ಛದಾ ಮತ್ತಾ ಪ್ರೇತವಧೂರಿವೋಗ್ರಚಪಲಾ ಭೂಮಿಸ್ತದಾ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೫ ॥
[ತೃಷ್ಣಾಮೃತ]

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