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.

ते रक्तनीलपाण्डुरकापोताभ्राभशबलहरितशुक्लाः ।
इन्द्रयमवरुणनिरृतिश्वसनेशपितामहाम्बु कृताः ॥ २ ॥
[हरि । अग्नि]

te raktanīlapāṇḍurakāpotābhrābhaśabalaharitaśuklāḥ |
indrayamavaruṇanirṛtiśvasaneśapitāmahāmbu kṛtāḥ || 2 ||
[hari | agni]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 34.2 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 (34.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yushmad, Raktanila, Panduraka, Apa, Uta, Abhra, Abha, Shabala, Harita, Shukla, Indra, Yama, Varuna, Shvasana, Shapita, Aha, Ambu, Krita, Hari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 34.2). 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: “te raktanīlapāṇḍurakāpotābhrābhaśabalaharitaśuklāḥ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • raktanīla -
  • raktanīla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    raktanīla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṇḍurakā -
  • pāṇḍuraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṇḍuraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apo -
  • apa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    apa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    apā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • utā -
  • uta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> uta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> uta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> utā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • abhrā -
  • abhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhr (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ābha -
  • ābha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ābha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śabala -
  • śabala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śabala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • harita -
  • harita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    harita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śuklāḥ -
  • śukla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śuklā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “indrayamavaruṇanirṛtiśvasaneśapitāmahāmbu kṛtāḥ || 2 |
  • indra -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yama -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varuṇa -
  • varuṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirṛti -
  • nirṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nirṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śvasane -
  • śvasana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śvasana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śvasanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śapitām -
  • śapitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śap -> śapitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √śap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śap class 4 verb]
  • ahā -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ambu -
  • ambu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ambu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ambu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kṛtāḥ -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • Cannot analyse 2
  • Line 3: “[hari
  • hari -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    hari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    harī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    harin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 34.2

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 34.2 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ರಕ್ತನೀಲಪಾಣ್ಡುರಕಾಪೋತಾಭ್ರಾಭಶಬಲಹರಿತಶುಕ್ಲಾಃ ।
ಇನ್ದ್ರಯಮವರುಣನಿರೃತಿಶ್ವಸನೇಶಪಿತಾಮಹಾಮ್ಬು ಕೃತಾಃ ॥ ೨ ॥
[ಹರಿ । ಅಗ್ನಿ]

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 34.2 in Gujarati sript:
તે રક્તનીલપાણ્ડુરકાપોતાભ્રાભશબલહરિતશુક્લાઃ ।
ઇન્દ્રયમવરુણનિરૃતિશ્વસનેશપિતામહામ્બુ કૃતાઃ ॥ ૨ ॥
[હરિ । અગ્નિ]

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 34.2 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ರಕ್ತನೀಲಪಾಣ್ಡುರಕಾಪೋತಾಭ್ರಾಭಶಬಲಹರಿತಶುಕ್ಲಾಃ ।
ಇನ್ದ್ರಯಮವರುಣನಿರೃತಿಶ್ವಸನೇಶಪಿತಾಮಹಾಮ್ಬು ಕೃತಾಃ ॥ ೨ ॥
[ಹರಿ । ಅಗ್ನಿ]

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