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.

सुरपतिचापप्रतिमा राज्यं नभसि विलीना जलदान् हन्ति ।
पवनविलोमा कुटिलं याता न भवति शस्ता विनिवृत्ता वा ॥ २९ ॥

surapaticāpapratimā rājyaṃ nabhasi vilīnā jaladān hanti |
pavanavilomā kuṭilaṃ yātā na bhavati śastā vinivṛttā vā || 29 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 33.29 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 (33.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Surapaticapa, Pratima, Rajya, Nabhas, Vilina, Jalada, Pavana, Viloma, Viloman, Kutila, Yata, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Shasta, Vinivritta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 33.29). 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: “surapaticāpapratimā rājyaṃ nabhasi vilīnā jaladān hanti
  • surapaticāpa -
  • surapaticāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratimā* -
  • pratimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pratimā (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pratima (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • nabhasi -
  • nabhas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nabhas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    nabh (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • vilīnā* -
  • vilīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vilīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jaladān -
  • jalada (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hanti -
  • hanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “pavanavilomā kuṭilaṃ yātā na bhavati śastā vinivṛttā
  • pavana -
  • pavana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pavana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vilomā -
  • vilomā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viloman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuṭilam -
  • kuṭila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuṭila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuṭilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yātā* -
  • yāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> yāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • śastā* -
  • śasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śas class 1 verb]
    śas -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śas class 1 verb]
  • vinivṛttā* -
  • vinivṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vinivṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 33.29

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 33.29 in Kannada sript:
ಸುರಪತಿಚಾಪಪ್ರತಿಮಾ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ನಭಸಿ ವಿಲೀನಾ ಜಲದಾನ್ ಹನ್ತಿ ।
ಪವನವಿಲೋಮಾ ಕುಟಿಲಂ ಯಾತಾ ನ ಭವತಿ ಶಸ್ತಾ ವಿನಿವೃತ್ತಾ ವಾ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 33.29 in Gujarati sript:
સુરપતિચાપપ્રતિમા રાજ્યં નભસિ વિલીના જલદાન્ હન્તિ ।
પવનવિલોમા કુટિલં યાતા ન ભવતિ શસ્તા વિનિવૃત્તા વા ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 33.29 in Kannada sript:
ಸುರಪತಿಚಾಪಪ್ರತಿಮಾ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ನಭಸಿ ವಿಲೀನಾ ಜಲದಾನ್ ಹನ್ತಿ ।
ಪವನವಿಲೋಮಾ ಕುಟಿಲಂ ಯಾತಾ ನ ಭವತಿ ಶಸ್ತಾ ವಿನಿವೃತ್ತಾ ವಾ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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