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.

सास्राविलरूक्षाक्ष्यो मूषकनयनाश् न शुभदा गावः ।
प्रचलच्चिपिटविषाणाः करटाः खरसदृशवर्णाश्च ॥ २ ॥
[वर्नाः]

sāsrāvilarūkṣākṣyo mūṣakanayanāś na śubhadā gāvaḥ |
pracalaccipiṭaviṣāṇāḥ karaṭāḥ kharasadṛśavarṇāśca || 2 ||
[varnāḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 60.2 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 (60.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sasra, Ruksha, Akshi, Mushaka, Shubhada, Gava, Pracalat, Cipitavishana, Karata, Kharasadrisha, Varna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 60.2). 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: “sāsrāvilarūkṣākṣyo mūṣakanayanāś na śubhadā gāvaḥ
  • sāsrāvi -
  • sāsra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ila -
  • il (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rūkṣā -
  • rūkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣyo* -
  • akṣī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mūṣaka -
  • mūṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nayanāś -
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śubhadā* -
  • śubhada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śubhadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gāvaḥ -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • Line 2: “pracalaccipiṭaviṣāṇāḥ karaṭāḥ kharasadṛśavarṇāśca || 2 |
  • pracalac -
  • pracalat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pracalat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cipiṭaviṣāṇāḥ -
  • cipiṭaviṣāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    cipiṭaviṣāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • karaṭāḥ -
  • karaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    karaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kharasadṛśa -
  • kharasadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kharasadṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇāś -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca* -
  • Cannot analyse 2

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 60.2

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 60.2 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾಸ್ರಾವಿಲರೂಕ್ಷಾಕ್ಷ್ಯೋ ಮೂಷಕನಯನಾಶ್ ನ ಶುಭದಾ ಗಾವಃ ।
ಪ್ರಚಲಚ್ಚಿಪಿಟವಿಷಾಣಾಃ ಕರಟಾಃ ಖರಸದೃಶವರ್ಣಾಶ್ಚ ॥ ೨ ॥
[ವರ್ನಾಃ]

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 60.2 in Gujarati sript:
સાસ્રાવિલરૂક્ષાક્ષ્યો મૂષકનયનાશ્ ન શુભદા ગાવઃ ।
પ્રચલચ્ચિપિટવિષાણાઃ કરટાઃ ખરસદૃશવર્ણાશ્ચ ॥ ૨ ॥
[વર્નાઃ]

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 60.2 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾಸ್ರಾವಿಲರೂಕ್ಷಾಕ್ಷ್ಯೋ ಮೂಷಕನಯನಾಶ್ ನ ಶುಭದಾ ಗಾವಃ ।
ಪ್ರಚಲಚ್ಚಿಪಿಟವಿಷಾಣಾಃ ಕರಟಾಃ ಖರಸದೃಶವರ್ಣಾಶ್ಚ ॥ ೨ ॥
[ವರ್ನಾಃ]

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