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.

पायसेन मधुनापि भोजयेद्ब्राह्मणान् घृतयुतेन भूपतिः ।
मेदिनी निगदितात्र दक्षिणा वैकृते तरुकृते हितार्थिभिः ॥ ३२ ॥
[मधुना च]

pāyasena madhunāpi bhojayedbrāhmaṇān ghṛtayutena bhūpatiḥ |
medinī nigaditātra dakṣiṇā vaikṛte tarukṛte hitārthibhiḥ || 32 ||
[madhunā ca]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 45.32 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 (45.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Payasa, Madhu, Api, Brahmana, Ghrita, Yuta, Bhupati, Medin, Medini, Nigadita, Dakshina, Vaikrita, Taru, Krite, Krit, Krita, Kriti, Hitarthin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 45.32). 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: “pāyasena madhunāpi bhojayedbrāhmaṇān ghṛtayutena bhūpatiḥ
  • pāyasena -
  • pāyasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pāyasa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • madhunā -
  • madhu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    madhu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bhojayed -
  • bhuj (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • brāhmaṇān -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ghṛta -
  • ghṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
  • yutena -
  • yuta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √yu class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √yu class 6 verb], [instrumental single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √yu class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √yu class 6 verb], [instrumental single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √yu class 3 verb]
  • bhūpatiḥ -
  • bhūpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “medinī nigaditātra dakṣiṇā vaikṛte tarukṛte hitārthibhiḥ || 32 |
  • medinī -
  • medinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    medin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    medini (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    medini (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nigaditāt -
  • nigadita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nigadita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dakṣiṇā* -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vaikṛte -
  • vaikṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaikṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • taru -
  • taru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    taru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    taru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kṛte -
  • kṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • hitārthibhiḥ -
  • hitārthin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    hitārthin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Cannot analyse 32

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 45.32

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 45.32 in Kannada sript:
ಪಾಯಸೇನ ಮಧುನಾಪಿ ಭೋಜಯೇದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನ್ ಘೃತಯುತೇನ ಭೂಪತಿಃ ।
ಮೇದಿನೀ ನಿಗದಿತಾತ್ರ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾ ವೈಕೃತೇ ತರುಕೃತೇ ಹಿತಾರ್ಥಿಭಿಃ ॥ ೩೨ ॥
[ಮಧುನಾ ಚ]

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 45.32 in Gujarati sript:
પાયસેન મધુનાપિ ભોજયેદ્બ્રાહ્મણાન્ ઘૃતયુતેન ભૂપતિઃ ।
મેદિની નિગદિતાત્ર દક્ષિણા વૈકૃતે તરુકૃતે હિતાર્થિભિઃ ॥ ૩૨ ॥
[મધુના ચ]

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 45.32 in Kannada sript:
ಪಾಯಸೇನ ಮಧುನಾಪಿ ಭೋಜಯೇದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನ್ ಘೃತಯುತೇನ ಭೂಪತಿಃ ।
ಮೇದಿನೀ ನಿಗದಿತಾತ್ರ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾ ವೈಕೃತೇ ತರುಕೃತೇ ಹಿತಾರ್ಥಿಭಿಃ ॥ ೩೨ ॥
[ಮಧುನಾ ಚ]

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