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.

विधिनानेनैव रविर्वृषप्रवेशे शरत्समुत्थानाम् ।
विज्ञेयः सस्यानां नाशाय शिवाय वा तज्ज्ञैः ॥ १२ ॥

vidhinānenaiva ravirvṛṣapraveśe śaratsamutthānām |
vijñeyaḥ sasyānāṃ nāśāya śivāya vā tajjñaiḥ || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 39.12 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 (39.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidhi, Ana, Anena, Idam, Ravi, Vrisha, Vrishan, Pravesha, Sharad, Samuttha, Vijneya, Sasya, Nasha, Shiva, Tajjna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 39.12). 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: “vidhinānenaiva ravirvṛṣapraveśe śaratsamutthānām
  • vidhinā -
  • vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • anenai -
  • anena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    anenā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ravir -
  • ravi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛṣa -
  • vṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • praveśe -
  • praveśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    praveśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śarat -
  • śarad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • samutthānām -
  • samuttha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    samuttha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    samutthā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “vijñeyaḥ sasyānāṃ nāśāya śivāya tajjñaiḥ
  • vijñeyaḥ -
  • vijñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sasyānām -
  • sasya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sasya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • nāśāya -
  • nāśa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • śivāya -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tajjñaiḥ -
  • tajjña (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tajjña (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 39.12

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 39.12 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಧಿನಾನೇನೈವ ರವಿರ್ವೃಷಪ್ರವೇಶೇ ಶರತ್ಸಮುತ್ಥಾನಾಮ್ ।
ವಿಜ್ಞೇಯಃ ಸಸ್ಯಾನಾಂ ನಾಶಾಯ ಶಿವಾಯ ವಾ ತಜ್ಜ್ಞೈಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 39.12 in Gujarati sript:
વિધિનાનેનૈવ રવિર્વૃષપ્રવેશે શરત્સમુત્થાનામ્ ।
વિજ્ઞેયઃ સસ્યાનાં નાશાય શિવાય વા તજ્જ્ઞૈઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 39.12 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಧಿನಾನೇನೈವ ರವಿರ್ವೃಷಪ್ರವೇಶೇ ಶರತ್ಸಮುತ್ಥಾನಾಮ್ ।
ವಿಜ್ಞೇಯಃ ಸಸ್ಯಾನಾಂ ನಾಶಾಯ ಶಿವಾಯ ವಾ ತಜ್ಜ್ಞೈಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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