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.

अपचारेण नराणामुपसर्गः पापसञ्चयाद्भवति ।
संसूचयन्ति दिव्यान्तरिक्षभौमास्त उत्पाताः ॥ २ ॥
[तदुत्पाताः]

apacāreṇa narāṇāmupasargaḥ pāpasañcayādbhavati |
saṃsūcayanti divyāntarikṣabhaumāsta utpātāḥ || 2 ||
[tadutpātāḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 45.2 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 (45.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apacara, Nara, Upasarga, Papa, Sancaya, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Sucayat, Sucayanti, Divyantariksha, Bhauma, Tas, Utpata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 45.2). 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: “apacāreṇa narāṇāmupasargaḥ pāpasañcayādbhavati
  • apacāreṇa -
  • apacāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • narāṇām -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • upasargaḥ -
  • upasarga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāpa -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañcayād -
  • sañcaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “saṃsūcayanti divyāntarikṣabhaumāsta utpātāḥ || 2 |
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sūcayanti -
  • sūc -> sūcayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √sūc class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sūc class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √sūc class 10 verb]
    sūc -> sūcayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √sūc class 10 verb]
    sūc (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
  • divyāntarikṣa -
  • divyāntarikṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divyāntarikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhaumās -
  • bhauma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ta* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • utpātāḥ -
  • utpāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 2

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 45.2

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 45.2 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪಚಾರೇಣ ನರಾಣಾಮುಪಸರ್ಗಃ ಪಾಪಸಞ್ಚಯಾದ್ಭವತಿ ।
ಸಂಸೂಚಯನ್ತಿ ದಿವ್ಯಾನ್ತರಿಕ್ಷಭೌಮಾಸ್ತ ಉತ್ಪಾತಾಃ ॥ ೨ ॥
[ತದುತ್ಪಾತಾಃ]

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 45.2 in Gujarati sript:
અપચારેણ નરાણામુપસર્ગઃ પાપસઞ્ચયાદ્ભવતિ ।
સંસૂચયન્તિ દિવ્યાન્તરિક્ષભૌમાસ્ત ઉત્પાતાઃ ॥ ૨ ॥
[તદુત્પાતાઃ]

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 45.2 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪಚಾರೇಣ ನರಾಣಾಮುಪಸರ್ಗಃ ಪಾಪಸಞ್ಚಯಾದ್ಭವತಿ ।
ಸಂಸೂಚಯನ್ತಿ ದಿವ್ಯಾನ್ತರಿಕ್ಷಭೌಮಾಸ್ತ ಉತ್ಪಾತಾಃ ॥ ೨ ॥
[ತದುತ್ಪಾತಾಃ]

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