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.

वारुणमबलागुह्योपमं भवेत्कर्णिकारपुष्पनिभम् ।
शृङ्गाटकसंस्थानं व्याघ्राक्षिनिभं च हौतभुजम् ॥ ९ ॥

vāruṇamabalāguhyopamaṃ bhavetkarṇikārapuṣpanibham |
śṛṅgāṭakasaṃsthānaṃ vyāghrākṣinibhaṃ ca hautabhujam || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 79.9 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 (79.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varuna, Abala, Guhya, Guhi, Upama, Karnikarapushpa, Nibha, Shringataka, Samsthana, Vyaghra, Vyaghri, Akshan, Akshi, Hautabhuja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 79.9). 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: “vāruṇamabalāguhyopamaṃ bhavetkarṇikārapuṣpanibham
  • vāruṇam -
  • vāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abalā -
  • abalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • guhyo -
  • guhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    guhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    guh -> guhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √guh]
    guhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> guhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    guhī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • upamam -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • karṇikārapuṣpa -
  • karṇikārapuṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karṇikārapuṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nibham -
  • nibha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nibha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nibhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śṛṅgāṭakasaṃsthānaṃ vyāghrākṣinibhaṃ ca hautabhujam
  • śṛṅgāṭaka -
  • śṛṅgāṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śṛṅgāṭaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsthānam -
  • saṃsthāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃsthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃsthānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vyāghrā -
  • vyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyāghṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vyāghṛ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    vyāghrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣi -
  • akṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    akṣī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    akṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    akṣī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nibham -
  • nibha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nibha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nibhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hautabhujam -
  • hautabhuja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hautabhuja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hautabhujā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 79.9

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 79.9 in Kannada sript:
ವಾರುಣಮಬಲಾಗುಹ್ಯೋಪಮಂ ಭವೇತ್ಕರ್ಣಿಕಾರಪುಷ್ಪನಿಭಮ್ ।
ಶೃಙ್ಗಾಟಕಸಂಸ್ಥಾನಂ ವ್ಯಾಘ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿನಿಭಂ ಚ ಹೌತಭುಜಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 79.9 in Gujarati sript:
વારુણમબલાગુહ્યોપમં ભવેત્કર્ણિકારપુષ્પનિભમ્ ।
શૃઙ્ગાટકસંસ્થાનં વ્યાઘ્રાક્ષિનિભં ચ હૌતભુજમ્ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 79.9 in Kannada sript:
ವಾರುಣಮಬಲಾಗುಹ್ಯೋಪಮಂ ಭವೇತ್ಕರ್ಣಿಕಾರಪುಷ್ಪನಿಭಮ್ ।
ಶೃಙ್ಗಾಟಕಸಂಸ್ಥಾನಂ ವ್ಯಾಘ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿನಿಭಂ ಚ ಹೌತಭುಜಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

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