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.

इदमौशनसं च शस्त्रपानं रुधिरेण श्रियमिच्छतः प्रदीप्ताम् ।
हविषा गुणवत्सुताभिलिप्सोः सलिलेनाक्षयमिच्छतश्च वित्तम् ॥ २३ ॥

idamauśanasaṃ ca śastrapānaṃ rudhireṇa śriyamicchataḥ pradīptām |
haviṣā guṇavatsutābhilipsoḥ salilenākṣayamicchataśca vittam || 23 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 49.23 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 (49.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Aushanasa, Shastrapana, Rudhira, Shri, Shriya, Icchat, Pradipta, Havis, Gunavat, Tan, Abhilipsa, Salila, Akshaya, Vitta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 49.23). 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: “idamauśanasaṃ ca śastrapānaṃ rudhireṇa śriyamicchataḥ pradīptām
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • auśanasam -
  • auśanasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    auśanasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śastrapānam -
  • śastrapāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rudhireṇa -
  • rudhira (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rudhira (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śriyam -
  • śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • icchataḥ -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [ablative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [genitive single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [genitive single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • pradīptām -
  • pradīptā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “haviṣā guṇavatsutābhilipsoḥ salilenākṣayamicchataśca vittam
  • haviṣā -
  • havis (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • guṇavatsu -
  • guṇavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    guṇavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhilipso -
  • abhilipsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uḥ -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • salilenā -
  • salila (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    salila (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • akṣayam -
  • akṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣi (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    kṣi (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
    kṣī (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • icchataś -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [ablative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [genitive single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [genitive single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vittam -
  • vitta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 49.23

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 49.23 in Kannada sript:
ಇದಮೌಶನಸಂ ಚ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಪಾನಂ ರುಧಿರೇಣ ಶ್ರಿಯಮಿಚ್ಛತಃ ಪ್ರದೀಪ್ತಾಮ್ ।
ಹವಿಷಾ ಗುಣವತ್ಸುತಾಭಿಲಿಪ್ಸೋಃ ಸಲಿಲೇನಾಕ್ಷಯಮಿಚ್ಛತಶ್ಚ ವಿತ್ತಮ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 49.23 in Gujarati sript:
ઇદમૌશનસં ચ શસ્ત્રપાનં રુધિરેણ શ્રિયમિચ્છતઃ પ્રદીપ્તામ્ ।
હવિષા ગુણવત્સુતાભિલિપ્સોઃ સલિલેનાક્ષયમિચ્છતશ્ચ વિત્તમ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 49.23 in Kannada sript:
ಇದಮೌಶನಸಂ ಚ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಪಾನಂ ರುಧಿರೇಣ ಶ್ರಿಯಮಿಚ್ಛತಃ ಪ್ರದೀಪ್ತಾಮ್ ।
ಹವಿಷಾ ಗುಣವತ್ಸುತಾಭಿಲಿಪ್ಸೋಃ ಸಲಿಲೇನಾಕ್ಷಯಮಿಚ್ಛತಶ್ಚ ವಿತ್ತಮ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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