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.

यदि तित्तिरपत्रनिभं गगनं मुदिताः प्रवदन्ति च पक्षिगणाः ।
उदयास्तमये सवितुर्द्युनिशं विसृजन्ति घना न चिरेण जलम् ॥ १७ ॥

yadi tittirapatranibhaṃ gaganaṃ muditāḥ pravadanti ca pakṣigaṇāḥ |
udayāstamaye saviturdyuniśaṃ visṛjanti ghanā na cireṇa jalam || 17 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 28.17 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 (28.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadi, Yad, Tittira, Patra, Nibha, Gagana, Mudita, Pravat, Anti, Pakshigana, Udayastamaya, Savitri, Savitu, Dyu, Sha, Srijat, Srijanti, Ghana, Cirena, Cira, Jala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 28.17). 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: “yadi tittirapatranibhaṃ gaganaṃ muditāḥ pravadanti ca pakṣigaṇāḥ
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tittira -
  • tittira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patra -
  • patra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    patra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nibham -
  • nibha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nibha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nibhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gaganam -
  • gagana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • muditāḥ -
  • mudita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    muditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mud class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud -> muditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mud class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mud class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mud class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mud class 10 verb]
    mud -> muditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mud class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mud class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √mud class 10 verb]
  • pravad -
  • pravat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pravat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pravat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pakṣigaṇāḥ -
  • pakṣigaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “udayāstamaye saviturdyuniśaṃ visṛjanti ghanā na cireṇa jalam
  • udayāstamaye -
  • udayāstamaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • savitur -
  • savitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    savitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    savitu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dyuni -
  • dyū (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śam -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sṛjanti -
  • sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj -> sṛjantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • ghanā* -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ghanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cireṇa -
  • cireṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • jalam -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 28.17

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 28.17 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಿ ತಿತ್ತಿರಪತ್ರನಿಭಂ ಗಗನಂ ಮುದಿತಾಃ ಪ್ರವದನ್ತಿ ಚ ಪಕ್ಷಿಗಣಾಃ ।
ಉದಯಾಸ್ತಮಯೇ ಸವಿತುರ್ದ್ಯುನಿಶಂ ವಿಸೃಜನ್ತಿ ಘನಾ ನ ಚಿರೇಣ ಜಲಮ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 28.17 in Gujarati sript:
યદિ તિત્તિરપત્રનિભં ગગનં મુદિતાઃ પ્રવદન્તિ ચ પક્ષિગણાઃ ।
ઉદયાસ્તમયે સવિતુર્દ્યુનિશં વિસૃજન્તિ ઘના ન ચિરેણ જલમ્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 28.17 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಿ ತಿತ್ತಿರಪತ್ರನಿಭಂ ಗಗನಂ ಮುದಿತಾಃ ಪ್ರವದನ್ತಿ ಚ ಪಕ್ಷಿಗಣಾಃ ।
ಉದಯಾಸ್ತಮಯೇ ಸವಿತುರ್ದ್ಯುನಿಶಂ ವಿಸೃಜನ್ತಿ ಘನಾ ನ ಚಿರೇಣ ಜಲಮ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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