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.

अनुलोमगेऽभ्रवृक्षे शमं गते यायिनो नृपस्य बधः ।
बालतरुप्रतिरूपिणि युवराजामात्ययोर्मृत्युः ॥ १९ ॥

anulomage'bhravṛkṣe śamaṃ gate yāyino nṛpasya badhaḥ |
bālatarupratirūpiṇi yuvarājāmātyayormṛtyuḥ || 19 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 30.19 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 (30.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anuloma, Abhravriksha, Shama, Gat, Gata, Gati, Yayin, Yayi, Nripa, Badha, Prati, Rupin, Rupini, Yuvaraja, Yuvarajan, Amatya, Mrityu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 30.19). 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: “anulomage'bhravṛkṣe śamaṃ gate yāyino nṛpasya badhaḥ
  • anuloma -
  • anuloma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anuloma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ge' -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • abhravṛkṣe -
  • abhravṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śamam -
  • śama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gate -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • yāyino* -
  • yāyin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yāyin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yāyī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nṛpasya -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • badhaḥ -
  • badha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bālatarupratirūpiṇi yuvarājāmātyayormṛtyuḥ
  • bālataru -
  • bālataru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rūpiṇi -
  • rūpiṇī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    rūpiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    rūpiṇī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    rūpin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rūpin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yuvarājā -
  • yuvarāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yuvarājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • amātyayor -
  • amātya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • mṛtyuḥ -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 30.19

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 30.19 in Kannada sript:
ಅನುಲೋಮಗೇಽಭ್ರವೃಕ್ಷೇ ಶಮಂ ಗತೇ ಯಾಯಿನೋ ನೃಪಸ್ಯ ಬಧಃ ।
ಬಾಲತರುಪ್ರತಿರೂಪಿಣಿ ಯುವರಾಜಾಮಾತ್ಯಯೋರ್ಮೃತ್ಯುಃ ॥ 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 30.19 in Gujarati sript:
અનુલોમગેઽભ્રવૃક્ષે શમં ગતે યાયિનો નૃપસ્ય બધઃ ।
બાલતરુપ્રતિરૂપિણિ યુવરાજામાત્યયોર્મૃત્યુઃ ॥ 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 30.19 in Kannada sript:
ಅನುಲೋಮಗೇಽಭ್ರವೃಕ್ಷೇ ಶಮಂ ಗತೇ ಯಾಯಿನೋ ನೃಪಸ್ಯ ಬಧಃ ।
ಬಾಲತರುಪ್ರತಿರೂಪಿಣಿ ಯುವರಾಜಾಮಾತ್ಯಯೋರ್ಮೃತ್ಯುಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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