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.

मृगशकुनिपवनपरिवेषपरिधिपरिघाभ्रवृक्षसुरचापैः ।
गन्धर्वनगररविकरदण्डरजः स्नेहवर्णैश्च ॥ २ ॥
[शकुन]

mṛgaśakunipavanapariveṣaparidhiparighābhravṛkṣasuracāpaiḥ |
gandharvanagararavikaradaṇḍarajaḥ snehavarṇaiśca || 2 ||
[śakuna]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 30.2 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 (30.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mriga, Shakuni, Pavana, Parivesha, Paridhi, Parigha, Abhravriksha, Suracapa, Gandharvanagara, Ravikara, Danda, Raja, Rajas, Sneha, Varna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 30.2). 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: “mṛgaśakunipavanapariveṣaparidhiparighābhravṛkṣasuracāpaiḥ
  • mṛga -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakuni -
  • śakuni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śakunī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • pavana -
  • pavana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pavana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pariveṣa -
  • pariveṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paridhi -
  • paridhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    paridhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    paridhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    paridhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    paridhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • parighā -
  • parigha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhravṛkṣa -
  • abhravṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suracāpaiḥ -
  • suracāpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    suracāpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “gandharvanagararavikaradaṇḍarajaḥ snehavarṇaiśca || 2 |
  • gandharvanagara -
  • gandharvanagara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ravikara -
  • ravikara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daṇḍa -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rajaḥ -
  • rajas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rajas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sneha -
  • sneha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snih (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • varṇaiś -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca* -
  • Cannot analyse 2

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 30.2

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 30.2 in Kannada sript:
ಮೃಗಶಕುನಿಪವನಪರಿವೇಷಪರಿಧಿಪರಿಘಾಭ್ರವೃಕ್ಷಸುರಚಾಪೈಃ ।
ಗನ್ಧರ್ವನಗರರವಿಕರದಣ್ಡರಜಃ ಸ್ನೇಹವರ್ಣೈಶ್ಚ ॥ ೨ ॥
[ಶಕುನ]

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 30.2 in Gujarati sript:
મૃગશકુનિપવનપરિવેષપરિધિપરિઘાભ્રવૃક્ષસુરચાપૈઃ ।
ગન્ધર્વનગરરવિકરદણ્ડરજઃ સ્નેહવર્ણૈશ્ચ ॥ ૨ ॥
[શકુન]

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 30.2 in Kannada sript:
ಮೃಗಶಕುನಿಪವನಪರಿವೇಷಪರಿಧಿಪರಿಘಾಭ್ರವೃಕ್ಷಸುರಚಾಪೈಃ ।
ಗನ್ಧರ್ವನಗರರವಿಕರದಣ್ಡರಜಃ ಸ್ನೇಹವರ್ಣೈಶ್ಚ ॥ ೨ ॥
[ಶಕುನ]

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