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.

तालभूर्जपटदर्शनेऽंशुकं चिन्तयेत्कचतुषास्थिभस्मगम् ।
व्याधिराश्रयति रज्जुजालकं वल्कलं च समवेक्ष्य बन्धनम् ॥ १४ ॥

tālabhūrjapaṭadarśane'ṃśukaṃ cintayetkacatuṣāsthibhasmagam |
vyādhirāśrayati rajjujālakaṃ valkalaṃ ca samavekṣya bandhanam || 14 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 50.14 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 (50.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tala, Bhurja, Patat, Arshani, Amshuka, Sha, Asthi, Bhasman, Vyadhi, Ashra, Yat, Yati, Jalaka, Valkala, Sama, Vekshya, Bandhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 50.14). 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: “tālabhūrjapaṭadarśane'ṃśukaṃ cintayetkacatuṣāsthibhasmagam
  • tāla -
  • tāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūrja -
  • bhūrja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūrja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṭad -
  • paṭ -> paṭat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √paṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √paṭ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √paṭ class 1 verb]
  • arśane' -
  • arśani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    arśani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • aṃśukam -
  • aṃśuka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cintayet -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • kacatu -
  • kac (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third single]
  • ṣā -
  • ṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asthi -
  • asthi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhasma -
  • bhasman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhasman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gam -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vyādhirāśrayati rajjujālakaṃ valkalaṃ ca samavekṣya bandhanam
  • vyādhir -
  • vyādhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśra -
  • āśra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yati -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • rajju -
  • rajju (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • jālakam -
  • jālaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jālaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • valkalam -
  • valkala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    valkala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    valkalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vekṣya -
  • vekṣ -> vekṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vekṣ]
    vekṣ -> vekṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vekṣ class 10 verb]
    vekṣ -> vekṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vekṣ class 10 verb]
  • bandhanam -
  • bandhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bandhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 50.14

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 50.14 in Kannada sript:
ತಾಲಭೂರ್ಜಪಟದರ್ಶನೇಽಂಶುಕಂ ಚಿನ್ತಯೇತ್ಕಚತುಷಾಸ್ಥಿಭಸ್ಮಗಮ್ ।
ವ್ಯಾಧಿರಾಶ್ರಯತಿ ರಜ್ಜುಜಾಲಕಂ ವಲ್ಕಲಂ ಚ ಸಮವೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಬನ್ಧನಮ್ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 50.14 in Gujarati sript:
તાલભૂર્જપટદર્શનેઽંશુકં ચિન્તયેત્કચતુષાસ્થિભસ્મગમ્ ।
વ્યાધિરાશ્રયતિ રજ્જુજાલકં વલ્કલં ચ સમવેક્ષ્ય બન્ધનમ્ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 50.14 in Kannada sript:
ತಾಲಭೂರ್ಜಪಟದರ್ಶನೇಽಂಶುಕಂ ಚಿನ್ತಯೇತ್ಕಚತುಷಾಸ್ಥಿಭಸ್ಮಗಮ್ ।
ವ್ಯಾಧಿರಾಶ್ರಯತಿ ರಜ್ಜುಜಾಲಕಂ ವಲ್ಕಲಂ ಚ ಸಮವೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಬನ್ಧನಮ್ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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