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.

भुजङ्गभे विलुप्यते मघासु मृत्युमादिशेत् ।
भगाह्वये नृपाद्भयं धनागमाय चोत्तरा ॥ ३ ॥

bhujaṅgabhe vilupyate maghāsu mṛtyumādiśet |
bhagāhvaye nṛpādbhayaṃ dhanāgamāya cottarā || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 70.3 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 (70.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhujangabha, Vilupya, Tad, Yushmad, Magha, Mrityu, Bhaga, Nripa, Bhaya, Dhanagama, Uttara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 70.3). 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: “bhujaṅgabhe vilupyate maghāsu mṛtyumādiśet
  • bhujaṅgabhe -
  • bhujaṅgabha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vilupya -
  • vilupya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vilupya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • maghāsu -
  • maghā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • mṛtyum -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • diśet -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “bhagāhvaye nṛpādbhayaṃ dhanāgamāya cottarā
  • bhagā -
  • bhaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhaga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhagā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahvaye -
  • (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • nṛpād -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhanāgamāya -
  • dhanāgama (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttarā -
  • uttarā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 70.3

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 70.3 in Kannada sript:
ಭುಜಙ್ಗಭೇ ವಿಲುಪ್ಯತೇ ಮಘಾಸು ಮೃತ್ಯುಮಾದಿಶೇತ್ ।
ಭಗಾಹ್ವಯೇ ನೃಪಾದ್ಭಯಂ ಧನಾಗಮಾಯ ಚೋತ್ತರಾ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 70.3 in Gujarati sript:
ભુજઙ્ગભે વિલુપ્યતે મઘાસુ મૃત્યુમાદિશેત્ ।
ભગાહ્વયે નૃપાદ્ભયં ધનાગમાય ચોત્તરા ॥ ૩ ॥

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 70.3 in Kannada sript:
ಭುಜಙ್ಗಭೇ ವಿಲುಪ್ಯತೇ ಮಘಾಸು ಮೃತ್ಯುಮಾದಿಶೇತ್ ।
ಭಗಾಹ್ವಯೇ ನೃಪಾದ್ಭಯಂ ಧನಾಗಮಾಯ ಚೋತ್ತರಾ ॥ ೩ ॥

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