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.

लब्धवराः क्षीरोदं गत्वा ते तुष्टुवुः सुराः सेन्द्राः ।
श्रीवत्साङ्कं कौस्तुभमणिकिरनोद्भासितोरस्कम् ॥ ३ ॥

labdhavarāḥ kṣīrodaṃ gatvā te tuṣṭuvuḥ surāḥ sendrāḥ |
śrīvatsāṅkaṃ kaustubhamaṇikiranodbhāsitoraskam || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 42.3 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 (42.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Labdhavara, Kshiroda, Tad, Yushmad, Sura, Sendra, Shrivatsanka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 42.3). 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: “labdhavarāḥ kṣīrodaṃ gatvā te tuṣṭuvuḥ surāḥ sendrāḥ
  • labdhavarāḥ -
  • labdhavara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    labdhavarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣīrodam -
  • kṣīroda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣīrodā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • 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]
  • tuṣṭuvuḥ -
  • stu (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • surāḥ -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    surā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sendrāḥ -
  • sendra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sendrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śrīvatsāṅkaṃ kaustubhamaṇikiranodbhāsitoraskam
  • śrīvatsāṅkam -
  • śrīvatsāṅka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrīvatsāṅka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrīvatsāṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse kaustubhamaṇikiranodbhāsitoraskam

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 42.3

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 42.3 in Kannada sript:
ಲಬ್ಧವರಾಃ ಕ್ಷೀರೋದಂ ಗತ್ವಾ ತೇ ತುಷ್ಟುವುಃ ಸುರಾಃ ಸೇನ್ದ್ರಾಃ ।
ಶ್ರೀವತ್ಸಾಙ್ಕಂ ಕೌಸ್ತುಭಮಣಿಕಿರನೋದ್ಭಾಸಿತೋರಸ್ಕಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 42.3 in Gujarati sript:
લબ્ધવરાઃ ક્ષીરોદં ગત્વા તે તુષ્ટુવુઃ સુરાઃ સેન્દ્રાઃ ।
શ્રીવત્સાઙ્કં કૌસ્તુભમણિકિરનોદ્ભાસિતોરસ્કમ્ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 42.3 in Kannada sript:
ಲಬ್ಧವರಾಃ ಕ್ಷೀರೋದಂ ಗತ್ವಾ ತೇ ತುಷ್ಟುವುಃ ಸುರಾಃ ಸೇನ್ದ್ರಾಃ ।
ಶ್ರೀವತ್ಸಾಙ್ಕಂ ಕೌಸ್ತುಭಮಣಿಕಿರನೋದ್ಭಾಸಿತೋರಸ್ಕಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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