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.

वृश्चिकसंस्थे सवितरि फलकन्दकमूलविविधरत्नानि ।
वर्षद्वयमुषितानि द्विगुणं लाभं प्रयच्छन्ति ॥ ९ ॥

vṛścikasaṃsthe savitari phalakandakamūlavividharatnāni |
varṣadvayamuṣitāni dviguṇaṃ lābhaṃ prayacchanti || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 41.9 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 (41.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vrishcika, Samstha, Savitri, Phala, Kandaka, Mula, Vividha, Ratna, Ratnani, Varshat, Vaya, Asmad, Ushita, Dviguna, Labha, Prayat, Shanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 41.9). 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: “vṛścikasaṃsthe savitari phalakandakamūlavividharatnāni
  • vṛścika -
  • vṛścika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsthe -
  • saṃstha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃstha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṃsthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • savitari -
  • savitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • phala -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kandaka -
  • kandaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kandaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūla -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vividha -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vividha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vyadh (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • ratnāni -
  • ratnāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ratnāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ratnāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “varṣadvayamuṣitāni dviguṇaṃ lābhaṃ prayacchanti
  • varṣad -
  • varṣat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    varṣat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • uṣitāni -
  • uṣita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vas class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 6 verb]
  • dviguṇam -
  • dviguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dviguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dviguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lābham -
  • lābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lābhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prayacch -
  • pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • śanti -
  • śanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śanti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 41.9

Cover of edition (2016)

Brhatsamhita with the Commentary of Bhattotpala
by Krishna Chandra Dwivedi (2016)

Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 1229 pages;

Buy now!
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

Buy now!
Cover of edition (2002)

Brihat Samhita (Hindi Translation)
by K. V. Sharma (2002)

Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 2359 pages; ISBN-13: 9789387890008.

Buy now!
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.

Buy now!
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.

Buy now!
Cover of edition (2020)

Brhat Samhita (Telugu translation)
by Sishtla Umamaheswara Sharma (2020)

Publisher: Mohan Publications, Andhra Pradesh; 846 pages.

Buy now!

Preview of verse 41.9 in Kannada sript:
ವೃಶ್ಚಿಕಸಂಸ್ಥೇ ಸವಿತರಿ ಫಲಕನ್ದಕಮೂಲವಿವಿಧರತ್ನಾನಿ ।
ವರ್ಷದ್ವಯಮುಷಿತಾನಿ ದ್ವಿಗುಣಂ ಲಾಭಂ ಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ॥ ೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Brhat Samhita (Gujarati translation)
by - (2000)

Publisher: Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat; Author: Shri Varahamihira Acharya (શ્રી વરાહમિહીરાચાર્ય); 432 pages.

Buy now!

Preview of verse 41.9 in Gujarati sript:
વૃશ્ચિકસંસ્થે સવિતરિ ફલકન્દકમૂલવિવિધરત્નાનિ ।
વર્ષદ્વયમુષિતાનિ દ્વિગુણં લાભં પ્રયચ્છન્તિ ॥ ૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

Brhat Samhita (Kannada translation)
by Sripada Raghunatha Kulkarni (2021)

Publisher: Srinidhi Publications, Bangalore; 668 pages with illustrations.

Buy now!

Preview of verse 41.9 in Kannada sript:
ವೃಶ್ಚಿಕಸಂಸ್ಥೇ ಸವಿತರಿ ಫಲಕನ್ದಕಮೂಲವಿವಿಧರತ್ನಾನಿ ।
ವರ್ಷದ್ವಯಮುಷಿತಾನಿ ದ್ವಿಗುಣಂ ಲಾಭಂ ಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ॥ ೯ ॥

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: