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.

पूषा वितथबृहत्क्षतयमगन्धर्वाख्यभृङ्गराजमृगाः ।
पितृदौवारिकसुग्रीवकुसुमदन्ताम्बुपत्यसुराः ॥ ४४ ॥

pūṣā vitathabṛhatkṣatayamagandharvākhyabhṛṅgarājamṛgāḥ |
pitṛdauvārikasugrīvakusumadantāmbupatyasurāḥ || 44 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 52.44 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 (52.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pusha, Vitatha, Brihatkshata, Yama, Gandharva, Akhya, Bhringaraja, Ric, Dauvarika, Sugriva, Kusumadanta, Ambupati, Asura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 52.44). 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: “pūṣā vitathabṛhatkṣatayamagandharvākhyabhṛṅgarājamṛgāḥ
  • pūṣā* -
  • pūṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pūṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vitatha -
  • vitatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vitatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bṛhatkṣata -
  • bṛhatkṣata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yama -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gandharvā -
  • gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gandharvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākhya -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhṛṅgarājam -
  • bhṛṅgarāja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ṛg -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • āḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “pitṛdauvārikasugrīvakusumadantāmbupatyasurāḥ
  • pitṛ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dauvārika -
  • dauvārika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sugrīva -
  • sugrīva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sugrīva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kusumadantā -
  • kusumadanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ambupatya -
  • ambupati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asurāḥ -
  • asura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    asurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 52.44

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 52.44 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂಷಾ ವಿತಥಬೃಹತ್ಕ್ಷತಯಮಗನ್ಧರ್ವಾಖ್ಯಭೃಙ್ಗರಾಜಮೃಗಾಃ ।
ಪಿತೃದೌವಾರಿಕಸುಗ್ರೀವಕುಸುಮದನ್ತಾಮ್ಬುಪತ್ಯಸುರಾಃ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

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 52.44 in Gujarati sript:
પૂષા વિતથબૃહત્ક્ષતયમગન્ધર્વાખ્યભૃઙ્ગરાજમૃગાઃ ।
પિતૃદૌવારિકસુગ્રીવકુસુમદન્તામ્બુપત્યસુરાઃ ॥ ૪૪ ॥

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 52.44 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂಷಾ ವಿತಥಬೃಹತ್ಕ್ಷತಯಮಗನ್ಧರ್ವಾಖ್ಯಭೃಙ್ಗರಾಜಮೃಗಾಃ ।
ಪಿತೃದೌವಾರಿಕಸುಗ್ರೀವಕುಸುಮದನ್ತಾಮ್ಬುಪತ್ಯಸುರಾಃ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

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