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.

सर्पत्सु तरुषु जल्पत्सु वापि जनसंक्षयो विनिर्दिष्टः ।
वृक्षाणां वैकृत्ये दशभिर्मासैः फलविपाकः ॥ ३० ॥

sarpatsu taruṣu jalpatsu vāpi janasaṃkṣayo vinirdiṣṭaḥ |
vṛkṣāṇāṃ vaikṛtye daśabhirmāsaiḥ phalavipākaḥ || 30 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 45.30 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 (45.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarpat, Taru, Jalpat, Vapi, Vapin, Janasankshaya, Vinirdishta, Vriksha, Vaikritya, Dashan, Masa, Phala, Vipaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 45.30). 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: “sarpatsu taruṣu jalpatsu vāpi janasaṃkṣayo vinirdiṣṭaḥ
  • sarpatsu -
  • sarpat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sṛp -> sarpat (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √sṛp class 1 verb]
    sṛp -> sarpat (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √sṛp class 1 verb]
  • taruṣu -
  • taru (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    taru (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    taru (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • jalpatsu -
  • jalp -> jalpat (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √jalp class 1 verb]
    jalp -> jalpat (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √jalp class 1 verb]
    jalpat (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    jalpat (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    jalpat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • janasaṅkṣayo* -
  • janasaṅkṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vinirdiṣṭaḥ -
  • vinirdiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vṛkṣāṇāṃ vaikṛtye daśabhirmāsaiḥ phalavipākaḥ
  • vṛkṣāṇām -
  • vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vaikṛtye -
  • vaikṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaikṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vaikṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • daśabhir -
  • daśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • māsaiḥ -
  • māsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • phala -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vipākaḥ -
  • vipāka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 45.30

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 45.30 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ಪತ್ಸು ತರುಷು ಜಲ್ಪತ್ಸು ವಾಪಿ ಜನಸಂಕ್ಷಯೋ ವಿನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟಃ ।
ವೃಕ್ಷಾಣಾಂ ವೈಕೃತ್ಯೇ ದಶಭಿರ್ಮಾಸೈಃ ಫಲವಿಪಾಕಃ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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 45.30 in Gujarati sript:
સર્પત્સુ તરુષુ જલ્પત્સુ વાપિ જનસંક્ષયો વિનિર્દિષ્ટઃ ।
વૃક્ષાણાં વૈકૃત્યે દશભિર્માસૈઃ ફલવિપાકઃ ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 45.30 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ಪತ್ಸು ತರುಷು ಜಲ್ಪತ್ಸು ವಾಪಿ ಜನಸಂಕ್ಷಯೋ ವಿನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟಃ ।
ವೃಕ್ಷಾಣಾಂ ವೈಕೃತ್ಯೇ ದಶಭಿರ್ಮಾಸೈಃ ಫಲವಿಪಾಕಃ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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