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.

खण्डो वक्रः कृष्णो ह्रस्वः काकाद्यैर्वा चिह्नैर्विद्धः ।
यस्मिन्देशे रूक्षश्चार्कस्तत्राभावः प्रायो राज्ञः ॥ २४ ॥

khaṇḍo vakraḥ kṛṣṇo hrasvaḥ kākādyairvā cihnairviddhaḥ |
yasmindeśe rūkṣaścārkastatrābhāvaḥ prāyo rājñaḥ || 24 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 46.24 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 (46.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Khanda, Vakra, Krishna, Hrasva, Kaka, Yah, Yat, Cihna, Viddha, Desha, Ruksha, Arka, Tatra, Abhava, Praya, Prayas, Rajan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 46.24). 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: “khaṇḍo vakraḥ kṛṣṇo hrasvaḥ kākādyairvā cihnairviddhaḥ
  • khaṇḍo* -
  • khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vakraḥ -
  • vakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṇo* -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hrasvaḥ -
  • hrasva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kākād -
  • kāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yair -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cihnair -
  • cihna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • viddhaḥ -
  • viddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vyadh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
  • Line 2: “yasmindeśe rūkṣaścārkastatrābhāvaḥ prāyo rājñaḥ
  • yasmin -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • deśe -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rūkṣaś -
  • rūkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arkas -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhāvaḥ -
  • abhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāyo* -
  • prāyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājñaḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 46.24

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 46.24 in Kannada sript:
ಖಣ್ಡೋ ವಕ್ರಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣೋ ಹ್ರಸ್ವಃ ಕಾಕಾದ್ಯೈರ್ವಾ ಚಿಹ್ನೈರ್ವಿದ್ಧಃ ।
ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ದೇಶೇ ರೂಕ್ಷಶ್ಚಾರ್ಕಸ್ತತ್ರಾಭಾವಃ ಪ್ರಾಯೋ ರಾಜ್ಞಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 46.24 in Gujarati sript:
ખણ્ડો વક્રઃ કૃષ્ણો હ્રસ્વઃ કાકાદ્યૈર્વા ચિહ્નૈર્વિદ્ધઃ ।
યસ્મિન્દેશે રૂક્ષશ્ચાર્કસ્તત્રાભાવઃ પ્રાયો રાજ્ઞઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 46.24 in Kannada sript:
ಖಣ್ಡೋ ವಕ್ರಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣೋ ಹ್ರಸ್ವಃ ಕಾಕಾದ್ಯೈರ್ವಾ ಚಿಹ್ನೈರ್ವಿದ್ಧಃ ।
ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ದೇಶೇ ರೂಕ್ಷಶ್ಚಾರ್ಕಸ್ತತ್ರಾಭಾವಃ ಪ್ರಾಯೋ ರಾಜ್ಞಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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