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.

दिवि भाति यदा तुहिनांशुयुगं द्विजवृद्धिरतीव तदाशु शुभा ।
तदनन्तरवर्णरणोऽर्कयुगे जगतः प्रलयस्त्रिचतुष्प्रभृति ॥ ११ ॥

divi bhāti yadā tuhināṃśuyugaṃ dvijavṛddhiratīva tadāśu śubhā |
tadanantaravarṇaraṇo'rkayuge jagataḥ pralayastricatuṣprabhṛti || 11 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 46.11 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 (46.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Div, Divi, Yada, Yad, Yuga, Dvija, Vriddhi, Ativa, Tada, Ashu, Shubha, Shubh, Tadanantara, Varna, Varnan, Rana, Arka, Jagat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 46.11). 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: “divi bhāti yadā tuhināṃśuyugaṃ dvijavṛddhiratīva tadāśu śubhā
  • divi -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhāti -
  • bhāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tuhināṃśu -
  • tuhināṃśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yugam -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dvija -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛddhir -
  • vṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atīva -
  • atīva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atīva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śubhā -
  • śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “tadanantaravarṇaraṇo'rkayuge jagataḥ pralayastricatuṣprabhṛti
  • tadanantara -
  • tadanantara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadanantara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇa -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • raṇo' -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arka -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuge -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • jagataḥ -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse pralayastricatuṣprabhṛti

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 46.11

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 46.11 in Kannada sript:
ದಿವಿ ಭಾತಿ ಯದಾ ತುಹಿನಾಂಶುಯುಗಂ ದ್ವಿಜವೃದ್ಧಿರತೀವ ತದಾಶು ಶುಭಾ ।
ತದನನ್ತರವರ್ಣರಣೋಽರ್ಕಯುಗೇ ಜಗತಃ ಪ್ರಲಯಸ್ತ್ರಿಚತುಷ್ಪ್ರಭೃತಿ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 46.11 in Gujarati sript:
દિવિ ભાતિ યદા તુહિનાંશુયુગં દ્વિજવૃદ્ધિરતીવ તદાશુ શુભા ।
તદનન્તરવર્ણરણોઽર્કયુગે જગતઃ પ્રલયસ્ત્રિચતુષ્પ્રભૃતિ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 46.11 in Kannada sript:
ದಿವಿ ಭಾತಿ ಯದಾ ತುಹಿನಾಂಶುಯುಗಂ ದ್ವಿಜವೃದ್ಧಿರತೀವ ತದಾಶು ಶುಭಾ ।
ತದನನ್ತರವರ್ಣರಣೋಽರ್ಕಯುಗೇ ಜಗತಃ ಪ್ರಲಯಸ್ತ್ರಿಚತುಷ್ಪ್ರಭೃತಿ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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