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.

गीतवादित्रनिर्घोषा वनपर्वतसानुषु ।
सस्यवृद्धिरपां हानिरपापाः शरदि स्मृताः ॥ ९० ॥

gītavāditranirghoṣā vanaparvatasānuṣu |
sasyavṛddhirapāṃ hānirapāpāḥ śaradi smṛtāḥ || 90 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 45.90 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 (45.90). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gitavaditra, Nirghosha, Vanaparvan, Tas, Tasa, Anu, Sasyavriddhi, Hani, Apapa, Sharad, Smrita, Smrito,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 45.90). 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: “gītavāditranirghoṣā vanaparvatasānuṣu
  • gītavāditra -
  • gītavāditra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gītavāditra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirghoṣā* -
  • nirghoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirghoṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vanaparva -
  • vanaparvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tasā -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anuṣu -
  • anu (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “sasyavṛddhirapāṃ hānirapāpāḥ śaradi smṛtāḥ
  • sasyavṛddhir -
  • sasyavṛddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sasyavṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apām -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • hānir -
  • hāni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apāpāḥ -
  • apāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    apāpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śaradi -
  • śarad (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • smṛtāḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 45.90

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 45.90 in Kannada sript:
ಗೀತವಾದಿತ್ರನಿರ್ಘೋಷಾ ವನಪರ್ವತಸಾನುಷು ।
ಸಸ್ಯವೃದ್ಧಿರಪಾಂ ಹಾನಿರಪಾಪಾಃ ಶರದಿ ಸ್ಮೃತಾಃ ॥ ೯೦ ॥

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 45.90 in Gujarati sript:
ગીતવાદિત્રનિર્ઘોષા વનપર્વતસાનુષુ ।
સસ્યવૃદ્ધિરપાં હાનિરપાપાઃ શરદિ સ્મૃતાઃ ॥ ૯૦ ॥

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 45.90 in Kannada sript:
ಗೀತವಾದಿತ್ರನಿರ್ಘೋಷಾ ವನಪರ್ವತಸಾನುಷು ।
ಸಸ್ಯವೃದ್ಧಿರಪಾಂ ಹಾನಿರಪಾಪಾಃ ಶರದಿ ಸ್ಮೃತಾಃ ॥ ೯೦ ॥

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