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.

छत्रध्वजस्वस्तिकवर्धमानश्रीवृक्षकुम्भाम्बुजतोरणाद्यैः ।
छेदाकृतिर्नैरृतभागगापि पुंसां विधत्ते न चिरेण लक्ष्मीम् ॥ १३ ॥

chatradhvajasvastikavardhamānaśrīvṛkṣakumbhāmbujatoraṇādyaiḥ |
chedākṛtirnairṛtabhāgagāpi puṃsāṃ vidhatte na cireṇa lakṣmīm || 13 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 70.13 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 (70.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Chatra, Kava, Mana, Shrivriksha, Kumbha, Ambuja, Torana, Yah, Yat, Cheda, Akriti, Nairrita, Bhaga, Api, Pums, Vidhat, Tad, Yushmad, Cirena, Cira, Lakshmi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 70.13). 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: “chatradhvajasvastikavardhamānaśrīvṛkṣakumbhāmbujatoraṇādyaiḥ
  • chatra -
  • chatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhvajasva -
  • dhvaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • sti -
  • sti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kavar -
  • kava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kav (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṛdha -
  • ṛdh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • māna -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śrīvṛkṣa -
  • śrīvṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kumbhā -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ambuja -
  • ambuja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ambuja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • toraṇād -
  • toraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    toraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yaiḥ -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “chedākṛtirnairṛtabhāgagāpi puṃsāṃ vidhatte na cireṇa lakṣmīm
  • chedā -
  • cheda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cheda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chedā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākṛtir -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nairṛta -
  • nairṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nairṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāga -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • puṃsām -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vidhat -
  • vidh -> vidhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> vidhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
  • 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]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cireṇa -
  • cireṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • lakṣmīm -
  • lakṣmī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 70.13

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 70.13 in Kannada sript:
ಛತ್ರಧ್ವಜಸ್ವಸ್ತಿಕವರ್ಧಮಾನಶ್ರೀವೃಕ್ಷಕುಮ್ಭಾಮ್ಬುಜತೋರಣಾದ್ಯೈಃ ।
ಛೇದಾಕೃತಿರ್ನೈರೃತಭಾಗಗಾಪಿ ಪುಂಸಾಂ ವಿಧತ್ತೇ ನ ಚಿರೇಣ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಮ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 70.13 in Gujarati sript:
છત્રધ્વજસ્વસ્તિકવર્ધમાનશ્રીવૃક્ષકુમ્ભામ્બુજતોરણાદ્યૈઃ ।
છેદાકૃતિર્નૈરૃતભાગગાપિ પુંસાં વિધત્તે ન ચિરેણ લક્ષ્મીમ્ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 70.13 in Kannada sript:
ಛತ್ರಧ್ವಜಸ್ವಸ್ತಿಕವರ್ಧಮಾನಶ್ರೀವೃಕ್ಷಕುಮ್ಭಾಮ್ಬುಜತೋರಣಾದ್ಯೈಃ ।
ಛೇದಾಕೃತಿರ್ನೈರೃತಭಾಗಗಾಪಿ ಪುಂಸಾಂ ವಿಧತ್ತೇ ನ ಚಿರೇಣ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಮ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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