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.

नीलोत्पलालिभिन्नाञ्जनत्विषो मधुरराविणो बहुलाः ।
तडिदुद्भासितदेहा धाराङ्कुर वर्षिणो जलदाः ॥ २१ ॥
[धाराङ्कुश]

nīlotpalālibhinnāñjanatviṣo madhurarāviṇo bahulāḥ |
taḍidudbhāsitadehā dhārāṅkura varṣiṇo jaladāḥ || 21 ||
[dhārāṅkuśa]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 32.21 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 (32.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nilotpala, Bhinnanjana, Tvish, Madhuraravin, Bahula, Tadit, Udbhasita, Deha, Dharankura, Varshin, Jalada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 32.21). 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: “nīlotpalālibhinnāñjanatviṣo madhurarāviṇo bahulāḥ
  • nīlotpalā -
  • nīlotpala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nīlotpalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ali -
  • ali (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    alin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhinnāñjana -
  • bhinnāñjana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tviṣo* -
  • tviṣ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • madhurarāviṇo* -
  • madhurarāvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    madhurarāvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bahulāḥ -
  • bahula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “taḍidudbhāsitadehā dhārāṅkura varṣiṇo jaladāḥ || 21 |
  • taḍid -
  • taḍit (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    taḍit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • udbhāsita -
  • udbhāsita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udbhāsita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dehā* -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dhārāṅkura -
  • dhārāṅkura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṣiṇo* -
  • varṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    varṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • jaladāḥ -
  • jalada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 21

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 32.21

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 32.21 in Kannada sript:
ನೀಲೋತ್ಪಲಾಲಿಭಿನ್ನಾಞ್ಜನತ್ವಿಷೋ ಮಧುರರಾವಿಣೋ ಬಹುಲಾಃ ।
ತಡಿದುದ್ಭಾಸಿತದೇಹಾ ಧಾರಾಙ್ಕುರ ವರ್ಷಿಣೋ ಜಲದಾಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
[ಧಾರಾಙ್ಕುಶ]

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 32.21 in Gujarati sript:
નીલોત્પલાલિભિન્નાઞ્જનત્વિષો મધુરરાવિણો બહુલાઃ ।
તડિદુદ્ભાસિતદેહા ધારાઙ્કુર વર્ષિણો જલદાઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥
[ધારાઙ્કુશ]

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 32.21 in Kannada sript:
ನೀಲೋತ್ಪಲಾಲಿಭಿನ್ನಾಞ್ಜನತ್ವಿಷೋ ಮಧುರರಾವಿಣೋ ಬಹುಲಾಃ ।
ತಡಿದುದ್ಭಾಸಿತದೇಹಾ ಧಾರಾಙ್ಕುರ ವರ್ಷಿಣೋ ಜಲದಾಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
[ಧಾರಾಙ್ಕುಶ]

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