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.

क्षितिकम्पमाहुरेके बृहदन्तर्जलनिवासिसत्त्वकृतम् ।
भूभारखिन्नदिग्गजविश्रामसमुद्भवं चान्ये ॥ १ ॥

kṣitikampamāhureke bṛhadantarjalanivāsisattvakṛtam |
bhūbhārakhinnadiggajaviśrāmasamudbhavaṃ cānye || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 32.1 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 (32.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshitikampa, Eka, Brihadanta, Nivasin, Nivasi, Sattva, Krit, Krita, Bhu, Bhara, Khinna, Diggaja, Vishrama, Samudbhava, Yah, Yat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 32.1). 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: “kṣitikampamāhureke bṛhadantarjalanivāsisattvakṛtam
  • kṣitikampam -
  • kṣitikampa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āhur -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • eke -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bṛhadantar -
  • bṛhadanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bṛhadanta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛja -
  • ṛj (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • la -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nivāsi -
  • nivāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nivāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nivāsī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nivāsī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nivāsī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sattva -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • Line 2: “bhūbhārakhinnadiggajaviśrāmasamudbhavaṃ cānye
  • bhū -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhāra -
  • bhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khinna -
  • khinna (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    khinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khid -> khinna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √khid class 4 verb], [vocative single from √khid class 6 verb], [vocative single from √khid class 7 verb]
    khid -> khinna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √khid class 4 verb], [vocative single from √khid class 6 verb], [vocative single from √khid class 7 verb]
  • diggaja -
  • diggaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśrāma -
  • viśrāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samudbhavam -
  • samudbhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 32.1

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 32.1 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷಿತಿಕಮ್ಪಮಾಹುರೇಕೇ ಬೃಹದನ್ತರ್ಜಲನಿವಾಸಿಸತ್ತ್ವಕೃತಮ್ ।
ಭೂಭಾರಖಿನ್ನದಿಗ್ಗಜವಿಶ್ರಾಮಸಮುದ್ಭವಂ ಚಾನ್ಯೇ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 32.1 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષિતિકમ્પમાહુરેકે બૃહદન્તર્જલનિવાસિસત્ત્વકૃતમ્ ।
ભૂભારખિન્નદિગ્ગજવિશ્રામસમુદ્ભવં ચાન્યે ॥ ૧ ॥

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 32.1 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷಿತಿಕಮ್ಪಮಾಹುರೇಕೇ ಬೃಹದನ್ತರ್ಜಲನಿವಾಸಿಸತ್ತ್ವಕೃತಮ್ ।
ಭೂಭಾರಖಿನ್ನದಿಗ್ಗಜವಿಶ್ರಾಮಸಮುದ್ಭವಂ ಚಾನ್ಯೇ ॥ ೧ ॥

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