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.

देवैश्चमर्यः किल वालहेतोः सृष्टा हिमक्ष्माधरकन्दरेषु ।
आपीतवर्णाश्च भवन्ति तासां कृष्णाश्च लाङ्गूलभवाः सिताश्च ॥ १ ॥

devaiścamaryaḥ kila vālahetoḥ sṛṣṭā himakṣmādharakandareṣu |
āpītavarṇāśca bhavanti tāsāṃ kṛṣṇāśca lāṅgūlabhavāḥ sitāśca || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 71.1 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 (71.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deva, Camari, Kila, Vala, Hetu, Srishta, Himakshmadhara, Kandara, Apita, Varna, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Krishna, Langula, Bhava, Sita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 71.1). 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: “devaiścamaryaḥ kila vālahetoḥ sṛṣṭā himakṣmādharakandareṣu
  • devaiś -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • camaryaḥ -
  • camarī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vāla -
  • vāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hetoḥ -
  • hetu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sṛṣṭā* -
  • sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • himakṣmādhara -
  • himakṣmādhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kandareṣu -
  • kandara (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “āpītavarṇāśca bhavanti tāsāṃ kṛṣṇāśca lāṅgūlabhavāḥ sitāśca
  • āpīta -
  • āpīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āpīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇāś -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • tāsām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kṛṣṇāś -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lāṅgūla -
  • lāṅgūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavāḥ -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sitāś -
  • sita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 4 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √si class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √si class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √si class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √si class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √si class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √si class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √si class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √si class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √si class 9 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 71.1

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 71.1 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವೈಶ್ಚಮರ್ಯಃ ಕಿಲ ವಾಲಹೇತೋಃ ಸೃಷ್ಟಾ ಹಿಮಕ್ಷ್ಮಾಧರಕನ್ದರೇಷು ।
ಆಪೀತವರ್ಣಾಶ್ಚ ಭವನ್ತಿ ತಾಸಾಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಶ್ಚ ಲಾಙ್ಗೂಲಭವಾಃ ಸಿತಾಶ್ಚ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 71.1 in Gujarati sript:
દેવૈશ્ચમર્યઃ કિલ વાલહેતોઃ સૃષ્ટા હિમક્ષ્માધરકન્દરેષુ ।
આપીતવર્ણાશ્ચ ભવન્તિ તાસાં કૃષ્ણાશ્ચ લાઙ્ગૂલભવાઃ સિતાશ્ચ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 71.1 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವೈಶ್ಚಮರ್ಯಃ ಕಿಲ ವಾಲಹೇತೋಃ ಸೃಷ್ಟಾ ಹಿಮಕ್ಷ್ಮಾಧರಕನ್ದರೇಷು ।
ಆಪೀತವರ್ಣಾಶ್ಚ ಭವನ್ತಿ ತಾಸಾಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಶ್ಚ ಲಾಙ್ಗೂಲಭವಾಃ ಸಿತಾಶ್ಚ ॥ ೧ ॥

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