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.

भद्रपदासु भयं सलिलोत्थं तत्परतश्च भवेत्सुतलब्धिः ।
रत्नयुतिं कथयन्ति च पौष्णे योऽभिनवाम्बरमिच्छति भोक्तुम् ॥ ७ ॥

bhadrapadāsu bhayaṃ salilotthaṃ tatparataśca bhavetsutalabdhiḥ |
ratnayutiṃ kathayanti ca pauṣṇe yo'bhinavāmbaramicchati bhoktum || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 70.7 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 (70.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhadrapada, Bhaya, Salilottha, Tatpara, Tas, Suta, Labdhi, Ratna, Yuti, Kathayat, Kathayanti, Paushna, Yah, Abhinava, Bara, Icchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 70.7). 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: “bhadrapadāsu bhayaṃ salilotthaṃ tatparataśca bhavetsutalabdhiḥ
  • bhadrapadāsu -
  • bhadrapadā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • salilottham -
  • salilottha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    salilottha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    salilotthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatpara -
  • tatpara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatpara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taś -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • suta -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • labdhiḥ -
  • labdhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ratnayutiṃ kathayanti ca pauṣṇe yo'bhinavāmbaramicchati bhoktum
  • ratna -
  • ratna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yutim -
  • yuti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kathayanti -
  • kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pauṣṇe -
  • pauṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pauṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhinavām -
  • abhinavā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • baram -
  • bara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    barā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • icchati -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • bhoktum -
  • bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bhuj]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 70.7

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 70.7 in Kannada sript:
ಭದ್ರಪದಾಸು ಭಯಂ ಸಲಿಲೋತ್ಥಂ ತತ್ಪರತಶ್ಚ ಭವೇತ್ಸುತಲಬ್ಧಿಃ ।
ರತ್ನಯುತಿಂ ಕಥಯನ್ತಿ ಚ ಪೌಷ್ಣೇ ಯೋಽಭಿನವಾಮ್ಬರಮಿಚ್ಛತಿ ಭೋಕ್ತುಮ್ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 70.7 in Gujarati sript:
ભદ્રપદાસુ ભયં સલિલોત્થં તત્પરતશ્ચ ભવેત્સુતલબ્ધિઃ ।
રત્નયુતિં કથયન્તિ ચ પૌષ્ણે યોઽભિનવામ્બરમિચ્છતિ ભોક્તુમ્ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 70.7 in Kannada sript:
ಭದ್ರಪದಾಸು ಭಯಂ ಸಲಿಲೋತ್ಥಂ ತತ್ಪರತಶ್ಚ ಭವೇತ್ಸುತಲಬ್ಧಿಃ ।
ರತ್ನಯುತಿಂ ಕಥಯನ್ತಿ ಚ ಪೌಷ್ಣೇ ಯೋಽಭಿನವಾಮ್ಬರಮಿಚ್ಛತಿ ಭೋಕ್ತುಮ್ ॥ ೭ ॥

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