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.

ऐन्द्रं षडश्रि शुक्लं याम्यं सर्पास्यरूपमसितं च ।
कदलीकाण्डनिकाशं वैष्णवमिति सर्वसंस्थानम् ॥ ८ ॥

aindraṃ ṣaḍaśri śuklaṃ yāmyaṃ sarpāsyarūpamasitaṃ ca |
kadalīkāṇḍanikāśaṃ vaiṣṇavamiti sarvasaṃsthānam || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 79.8 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 (79.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aindra, Shadashri, Shukla, Yamya, Sarpasya, Rupa, Asita, Kadali, Kadalin, Kandani, Kasha, Vaishnava, Iti, Sarvasamsthana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 79.8). 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: “aindraṃ ṣaḍaśri śuklaṃ yāmyaṃ sarpāsyarūpamasitaṃ ca
  • aindram -
  • aindra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aindra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ṣaḍaśri -
  • ṣaḍaśri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ṣaḍaśri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ṣaḍaśri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śuklam -
  • śukla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śukla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śuklā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yāmyam -
  • yāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yāmya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yāmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sarpāsya -
  • sarpāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asitam -
  • asita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kadalīkāṇḍanikāśaṃ vaiṣṇavamiti sarvasaṃsthānam
  • kadalī -
  • kadalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kadalin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kadali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kadali (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kāṇḍani -
  • kāṇḍanī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • kāśam -
  • kāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaiṣṇavam -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sarvasaṃsthānam -
  • sarvasaṃsthāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarvasaṃsthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sarvasaṃsthānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 79.8

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 79.8 in Kannada sript:
ಐನ್ದ್ರಂ ಷಡಶ್ರಿ ಶುಕ್ಲಂ ಯಾಮ್ಯಂ ಸರ್ಪಾಸ್ಯರೂಪಮಸಿತಂ ಚ ।
ಕದಲೀಕಾಣ್ಡನಿಕಾಶಂ ವೈಷ್ಣವಮಿತಿ ಸರ್ವಸಂಸ್ಥಾನಮ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 79.8 in Gujarati sript:
ઐન્દ્રં ષડશ્રિ શુક્લં યામ્યં સર્પાસ્યરૂપમસિતં ચ ।
કદલીકાણ્ડનિકાશં વૈષ્ણવમિતિ સર્વસંસ્થાનમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 79.8 in Kannada sript:
ಐನ್ದ್ರಂ ಷಡಶ್ರಿ ಶುಕ್ಲಂ ಯಾಮ್ಯಂ ಸರ್ಪಾಸ್ಯರೂಪಮಸಿತಂ ಚ ।
ಕದಲೀಕಾಣ್ಡನಿಕಾಶಂ ವೈಷ್ಣವಮಿತಿ ಸರ್ವಸಂಸ್ಥಾನಮ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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