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.

प्रावृषि शीतकरो भृगुपुत्रात्सप्तमराशिगतः शुभदृष्टः ।
सूर्यसुतान्नवपञ्चमगो वा सप्तमगश्च जलागमनाय ॥ १९ ॥

prāvṛṣi śītakaro bhṛguputrātsaptamarāśigataḥ śubhadṛṣṭaḥ |
sūryasutānnavapañcamago vā saptamagaśca jalāgamanāya || 19 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 28.19 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 (28.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pravrish, Shitakara, Bhriguputra, Saptama, Rashigata, Shubhat, Rishta, Suryasuta, Ava, Pancama, Jalagama, Naya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 28.19). 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: “prāvṛṣi śītakaro bhṛguputrātsaptamarāśigataḥ śubhadṛṣṭaḥ
  • prāvṛṣi -
  • prāvṛṣ (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • śītakaro* -
  • śītakara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhṛguputrāt -
  • bhṛguputra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • saptama -
  • saptama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāśigataḥ -
  • rāśigata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śubhad -
  • śubh -> śubhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śubh class 6 verb]
  • ṛṣṭaḥ -
  • ṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sūryasutānnavapañcamago saptamagaśca jalāgamanāya
  • sūryasutānn -
  • sūryasuta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ava -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pañcama -
  • pañcama (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pañcama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • go* -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saptama -
  • saptama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaś -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jalāgama -
  • jalāgama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāya -
  • nāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 28.19

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 28.19 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾವೃಷಿ ಶೀತಕರೋ ಭೃಗುಪುತ್ರಾತ್ಸಪ್ತಮರಾಶಿಗತಃ ಶುಭದೃಷ್ಟಃ ।
ಸೂರ್ಯಸುತಾನ್ನವಪಞ್ಚಮಗೋ ವಾ ಸಪ್ತಮಗಶ್ಚ ಜಲಾಗಮನಾಯ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 28.19 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાવૃષિ શીતકરો ભૃગુપુત્રાત્સપ્તમરાશિગતઃ શુભદૃષ્ટઃ ।
સૂર્યસુતાન્નવપઞ્ચમગો વા સપ્તમગશ્ચ જલાગમનાય ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 28.19 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾವೃಷಿ ಶೀತಕರೋ ಭೃಗುಪುತ್ರಾತ್ಸಪ್ತಮರಾಶಿಗತಃ ಶುಭದೃಷ್ಟಃ ।
ಸೂರ್ಯಸುತಾನ್ನವಪಞ್ಚಮಗೋ ವಾ ಸಪ್ತಮಗಶ್ಚ ಜಲಾಗಮನಾಯ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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