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.

उद्यानदेवतालयपितृवनवल्मीकमार्गचितिजाताः ।
कुब्जोर्ध्वशुष्ककण्टकिवल्लीवन्दाकयुक्ताश्च ॥ १३ ॥

udyānadevatālayapitṛvanavalmīkamārgacitijātāḥ |
kubjordhvaśuṣkakaṇṭakivallīvandākayuktāśca || 13 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 42.13 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 (42.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Udyana, Devatalaya, Pitrivana, Valmika, Arga, Cit, Citi, Jata, Kubja, Urdhva, Shushka, Kantaki, Kantakin, Valli, Vandaka, Yukta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 42.13). 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: “udyānadevatālayapitṛvanavalmīkamārgacitijātāḥ
  • udyāna -
  • udyāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devatālaya -
  • devatālaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pitṛvana -
  • pitṛvana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • valmīkam -
  • valmīka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    valmīka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arga -
  • arga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • citi -
  • citi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    citi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    citī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jātāḥ -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • Line 2: “kubjordhvaśuṣkakaṇṭakivallīvandākayuktāśca
  • kubjo -
  • kubja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kubja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kubjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūrdhva -
  • ūrdhva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śuṣka -
  • śuṣka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuṣka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
    śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
  • kaṇṭaki -
  • kaṇṭakī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kaṇṭakin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kaṇṭakin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vallī -
  • vallī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    valli (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vandāka -
  • vandāka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuktāś -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 42.13

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 42.13 in Kannada sript:
ಉದ್ಯಾನದೇವತಾಲಯಪಿತೃವನವಲ್ಮೀಕಮಾರ್ಗಚಿತಿಜಾತಾಃ ।
ಕುಬ್ಜೋರ್ಧ್ವಶುಷ್ಕಕಣ್ಟಕಿವಲ್ಲೀವನ್ದಾಕಯುಕ್ತಾಶ್ಚ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 42.13 in Gujarati sript:
ઉદ્યાનદેવતાલયપિતૃવનવલ્મીકમાર્ગચિતિજાતાઃ ।
કુબ્જોર્ધ્વશુષ્કકણ્ટકિવલ્લીવન્દાકયુક્તાશ્ચ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 42.13 in Kannada sript:
ಉದ್ಯಾನದೇವತಾಲಯಪಿತೃವನವಲ್ಮೀಕಮಾರ್ಗಚಿತಿಜಾತಾಃ ।
ಕುಬ್ಜೋರ್ಧ್ವಶುಷ್ಕಕಣ್ಟಕಿವಲ್ಲೀವನ್ದಾಕಯುಕ್ತಾಶ್ಚ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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