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.

पीतो व्याधिं जनयत्यशोकरूपश्च शस्त्रकोपाय ।
प्रतिसूर्याणां माला दस्युभयातङ्कनृपहन्त्री ॥ २ ॥

pīto vyādhiṃ janayatyaśokarūpaśca śastrakopāya |
pratisūryāṇāṃ mālā dasyubhayātaṅkanṛpahantrī || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 37.2 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:

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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 (37.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pita, Vyadhi, Janayati, Janayat, Ashoka, Rupa, Shastrakopa, Pratisurya, Mala, Bhayat, Bhaya, Anka, Nripa, Hantri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 37.2). 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: “pīto vyādhiṃ janayatyaśokarūpaśca śastrakopāya
  • pīto* -
  • pīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • vyādhim -
  • vyādhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • janayatya -
  • janayati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jan -> janayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]
    jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √jan], [vocative dual from √jan], [accusative dual from √jan], [locative single from √jan]
    jan (verb class 10)
    [present active third single]
    jan (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • aśoka -
  • aśoka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśoka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpaś -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śastrakopāya -
  • śastrakopa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “pratisūryāṇāṃ mālā dasyubhayātaṅkanṛpahantrī
  • pratisūryāṇām -
  • pratisūrya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mālā* -
  • māla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dasyu -
  • dasyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhayāt -
  • bhayāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aṅka -
  • aṅka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅk (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hantrī -
  • hantrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 37.2

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 37.2 in Kannada sript:
ಪೀತೋ ವ್ಯಾಧಿಂ ಜನಯತ್ಯಶೋಕರೂಪಶ್ಚ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಕೋಪಾಯ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಸೂರ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ಮಾಲಾ ದಸ್ಯುಭಯಾತಙ್ಕನೃಪಹನ್ತ್ರೀ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 37.2 in Gujarati sript:
પીતો વ્યાધિં જનયત્યશોકરૂપશ્ચ શસ્ત્રકોપાય ।
પ્રતિસૂર્યાણાં માલા દસ્યુભયાતઙ્કનૃપહન્ત્રી ॥ ૨ ॥

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 37.2 in Kannada sript:
ಪೀತೋ ವ್ಯಾಧಿಂ ಜನಯತ್ಯಶೋಕರೂಪಶ್ಚ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಕೋಪಾಯ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಸೂರ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ಮಾಲಾ ದಸ್ಯುಭಯಾತಙ್ಕನೃಪಹನ್ತ್ರೀ ॥ ೨ ॥

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