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.

गोमहिषाजविषाणैः खररोम्णा महिषचर्मगव्यैश्च ।
निम्बकपित्थरसैः सह वज्रतलो नाम कल्कोऽन्यः ॥ ७ ॥
[वज्रतरो]

gomahiṣājaviṣāṇaiḥ khararomṇā mahiṣacarmagavyaiśca |
nimbakapittharasaiḥ saha vajratalo nāma kalko'nyaḥ || 7 ||
[vajrataro]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 56.7 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 (56.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gomahisha, Aja, Vishana, Khararoman, Mahisha, Carma, Carman, Gavya, Nimba, Kapittha, Rasa, Saha, Vajra, Tala, Naman, Kalka, Ani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 56.7). 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: “gomahiṣājaviṣāṇaiḥ khararomṇā mahiṣacarmagavyaiśca
  • gomahiṣā -
  • gomahiṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gomahiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aja -
  • aja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • viṣāṇaiḥ -
  • viṣāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • khararomṇā -
  • khararoman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahiṣa -
  • mahiṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • carma -
  • carma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    carma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    carman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gavyaiś -
  • gavya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    gavya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    gu -> gavya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √gu class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √gu class 6 verb]
    gu -> gavya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √gu class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √gu class 6 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “nimbakapittharasaiḥ saha vajratalo nāma kalko'nyaḥ || 7 |
  • nimba -
  • nimba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nimba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kapittha -
  • kapittha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kapittha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rasaiḥ -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vajra -
  • vajra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vajra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • talo* -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kalko' -
  • kalka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anyaḥ -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 7

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 56.7

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 56.7 in Kannada sript:
ಗೋಮಹಿಷಾಜವಿಷಾಣೈಃ ಖರರೋಮ್ಣಾ ಮಹಿಷಚರ್ಮಗವ್ಯೈಶ್ಚ ।
ನಿಮ್ಬಕಪಿತ್ಥರಸೈಃ ಸಹ ವಜ್ರತಲೋ ನಾಮ ಕಲ್ಕೋಽನ್ಯಃ ॥ ೭ ॥
[ವಜ್ರತರೋ]

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 56.7 in Gujarati sript:
ગોમહિષાજવિષાણૈઃ ખરરોમ્ણા મહિષચર્મગવ્યૈશ્ચ ।
નિમ્બકપિત્થરસૈઃ સહ વજ્રતલો નામ કલ્કોઽન્યઃ ॥ ૭ ॥
[વજ્રતરો]

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 56.7 in Kannada sript:
ಗೋಮಹಿಷಾಜವಿಷಾಣೈಃ ಖರರೋಮ್ಣಾ ಮಹಿಷಚರ್ಮಗವ್ಯೈಶ್ಚ ।
ನಿಮ್ಬಕಪಿತ್ಥರಸೈಃ ಸಹ ವಜ್ರತಲೋ ನಾಮ ಕಲ್ಕೋಽನ್ಯಃ ॥ ೭ ॥
[ವಜ್ರತರೋ]

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