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.

रात्रीविहारजागररोगव्यपदेशपरगृहेक्षणिकाः ।
व्यसनोत्सवाश्च सङ्केतहेतवस्तेषु रक्ष्याश्च ॥ ११ ॥

rātrīvihārajāgararogavyapadeśaparagṛhekṣaṇikāḥ |
vyasanotsavāśca saṅketahetavasteṣu rakṣyāśca || 11 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 77.11 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 (77.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ratri, Vihara, Jagara, Roga, Vyapadesha, Para, Grih, Griha, Ikshanika, Vyasanotsava, Sanketahetu, Tad, Rakshi, Rakshya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 77.11). 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: “rātrīvihārajāgararogavyapadeśaparagṛhekṣaṇikāḥ
  • rātrī -
  • rātrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • vihāra -
  • vihāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāgara -
  • jāgara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jāgara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jāgṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • roga -
  • roga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyapadeśa -
  • vyapadeśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • para -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • gṛhe -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īkṣaṇikāḥ -
  • īkṣaṇika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    īkṣaṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vyasanotsavāśca saṅketahetavasteṣu rakṣyāśca
  • vyasanotsavāś -
  • vyasanotsava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅketahetavas -
  • saṅketahetu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • rakṣyāś -
  • rakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rakṣ], [vocative plural from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rakṣ], [vocative plural from √rakṣ], [accusative plural from √rakṣ]
  • 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 77.11

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 77.11 in Kannada sript:
ರಾತ್ರೀವಿಹಾರಜಾಗರರೋಗವ್ಯಪದೇಶಪರಗೃಹೇಕ್ಷಣಿಕಾಃ ।
ವ್ಯಸನೋತ್ಸವಾಶ್ಚ ಸಙ್ಕೇತಹೇತವಸ್ತೇಷು ರಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 77.11 in Gujarati sript:
રાત્રીવિહારજાગરરોગવ્યપદેશપરગૃહેક્ષણિકાઃ ।
વ્યસનોત્સવાશ્ચ સઙ્કેતહેતવસ્તેષુ રક્ષ્યાશ્ચ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 77.11 in Kannada sript:
ರಾತ್ರೀವಿಹಾರಜಾಗರರೋಗವ್ಯಪದೇಶಪರಗೃಹೇಕ್ಷಣಿಕಾಃ ।
ವ್ಯಸನೋತ್ಸವಾಶ್ಚ ಸಙ್ಕೇತಹೇತವಸ್ತೇಷು ರಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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