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.

गन्धर्वनगरमुत्थितमापाण्डुरमशनिपातवातकरम् ।
दीप्ते नरेन्द्रमृत्युर्वामेऽरिभयं जयः सव्ये ॥ ४ ॥

gandharvanagaramutthitamāpāṇḍuramaśanipātavātakaram |
dīpte narendramṛtyurvāme'ribhayaṃ jayaḥ savye || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 36.4 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 (36.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gandharvanagara, Utthita, Apandura, Ashan, Ashani, Ashanin, Patu, Ataka, Dipta, Dipti, Narendramrityu, Vama, Ari, Arin, Bhaya, Jaya, Savya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 36.4). 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: “gandharvanagaramutthitamāpāṇḍuramaśanipātavātakaram
  • gandharvanagaram -
  • gandharvanagara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • utthitam -
  • utthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    utthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    utthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āpāṇḍuram -
  • āpāṇḍura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āpāṇḍura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āpāṇḍurā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aśani -
  • aśani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aśani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aśanī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    aśanin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aśanin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aśan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pātavā -
  • pātu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ātaka -
  • ātaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ram -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “dīpte narendramṛtyurvāme'ribhayaṃ jayaḥ savye
  • dīpte -
  • dīpta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dīpta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dīptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dīpti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    dīpti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • narendramṛtyur -
  • narendramṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    narendramṛtyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāme' -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ari -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    arin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jayaḥ -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • savye -
  • savya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    savya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    savyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb], [locative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative single from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> savyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 6 verb], [locative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> savyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 36.4

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 36.4 in Kannada sript:
ಗನ್ಧರ್ವನಗರಮುತ್ಥಿತಮಾಪಾಣ್ಡುರಮಶನಿಪಾತವಾತಕರಮ್ ।
ದೀಪ್ತೇ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರಮೃತ್ಯುರ್ವಾಮೇಽರಿಭಯಂ ಜಯಃ ಸವ್ಯೇ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 36.4 in Gujarati sript:
ગન્ધર્વનગરમુત્થિતમાપાણ્ડુરમશનિપાતવાતકરમ્ ।
દીપ્તે નરેન્દ્રમૃત્યુર્વામેઽરિભયં જયઃ સવ્યે ॥ ૪ ॥

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 36.4 in Kannada sript:
ಗನ್ಧರ್ವನಗರಮುತ್ಥಿತಮಾಪಾಣ್ಡುರಮಶನಿಪಾತವಾತಕರಮ್ ।
ದೀಪ್ತೇ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರಮೃತ್ಯುರ್ವಾಮೇಽರಿಭಯಂ ಜಯಃ ಸವ್ಯೇ ॥ ೪ ॥

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